Waning · 67.6% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 27°
Moon age
21.2days
Moon phase on March 8, 1961Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 8, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 67.6% of its visible face lit, 21.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
67.6%Illumination at noon UTC
21.2 dMoon age
380,914 km236,689 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (27°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1961 is on Thursday, March 2, 1961 at 13:35 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 16, 1961 at 18:51 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, March 2, 1961 | 13:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 10, 1961 | 02:57 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Wednesday, March 8, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 15, 1961 to the new moon of March 16, 1961, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.