Waning · 2.3% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 07°
Moon age
28.2days
Moon phase on March 15, 1961Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 15, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.3% of its visible face lit, 28.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.2 dMoon age
362,901 km225,496 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (7°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 15, 1961 is on Thursday, March 2, 1961 at 13:35 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 16, 1961 at 18:51 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 10, 1961 | 02:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, March 16, 1961 | 18:51 |
The Moon around March 15
More about this date
Wednesday, March 15, 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.