Waning · 96.0% lit · ♎︎ Libra 28°
Moon age
17.0days
Moon phase on March 26, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 26, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.0% of its visible face lit, 17.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.0%Illumination at noon UTC
17.0 dMoon age
360,636 km224,089 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (28°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 26, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 24, 1959 | 20:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 31, 1959 | 11:07 |
The Moon around March 26
More about this date
Thursday, March 26, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 1959 to the new moon of April 8, 1959, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.