Waning · 95.6% lit · ♎︎ Libra 26°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on March 23, 1962Waning Gibbous
On Friday, March 23, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.6% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.6%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
402,145 km249,881 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1962 is on Wednesday, March 21, 1962 at 07:56 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 4, 1962 at 19:45 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, March 21, 1962 | 07:56 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, March 29, 1962 | 04:11 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Friday, March 23, 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.