Waxing · 73.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
Moon age
9.1days
Moon phase on March 6, 1971Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, March 6, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 73.9% of its visible face lit, 9.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
73.9%Illumination at noon UTC
9.1 dMoon age
395,239 km245,590 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1971 is on Friday, March 12, 1971 at 02:34 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, February 25, 1971 at 09:49 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 4, 1971 | 02:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 12, 1971 | 02:34 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Saturday, March 6, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.