Waxing · 87.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 25°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on March 28, 1961Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 28, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.0% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.0%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
402,883 km250,340 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 28, 1961 is on Saturday, April 1, 1961 at 05:47 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 16, 1961 at 18:51 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 24, 1961 | 02:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 1, 1961 | 05:47 |
The Moon around March 28
More about this date
Tuesday, March 28, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1961 to the new moon of April 15, 1961, a cycle of 29.45 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.