Waxing · 54.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 18°
First Quarter at
02:01UTC
Moon phase on March 4, 1971First Quarter
On Thursday, March 4, 1971, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.5% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
385,582 km239,590 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 4, 1971 is on Friday, March 12, 1971 at 02:34 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, February 25, 1971 | 09:49 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, March 4, 1971 | 02:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 12, 1971 | 02:34 |
The Moon around March 4
More about this date
Thursday, March 4, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 25, 1971 to the new moon of March 26, 1971, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
- 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.