Waxing · 26.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 04°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on March 23, 1969Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, March 23, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 26.9% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
26.9%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
401,085 km249,222 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (5°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1969 is on Wednesday, April 2, 1969 at 18:45 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 18, 1969 at 04:51 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 18, 1969 | 04:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, March 26, 1969 | 00:48 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Sunday, March 23, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 18, 1969 to the new moon of April 16, 1969, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.