Waning · 79.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 20°
Moon age
19.7days
Moon phase on March 17, 1960Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 17, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 79.9% of its visible face lit, 19.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
79.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.7 dMoon age
370,756 km230,377 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (20°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 17, 1960 is on Sunday, March 13, 1960 at 08:26 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 27, 1960 at 07:37 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 13, 1960 | 08:26 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 20, 1960 | 06:41 |
The Moon around March 17
More about this date
Thursday, March 17, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 26, 1960 to the new moon of March 27, 1960, a cycle of 29.55 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.