Waxing · 6.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
2.1days
Moon phase on March 8, 1962Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, March 8, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.5% of its visible face lit, 2.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
6.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.1 dMoon age
361,068 km224,357 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 8, 1962 is on Wednesday, March 21, 1962 at 07:56 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 6, 1962 at 10:31 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 6, 1962 | 10:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, March 13, 1962 | 04:39 |
The Moon around March 8
More about this date
Thursday, March 8, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 6, 1962 to the new moon of April 4, 1962, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.