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The Moon on Friday, March 12, 1971: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 25°

Full Moon at

02:34UTC

Moon phase on March 12, 1971Full Moon

Friday 12 March 1971406,321 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Friday, March 12, 1971, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.1 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.1 dMoon age
406,321 km252,476 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Worm Moon, 406,356 km from Earth. Micromoon

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to March 12, 1971 is on Friday, March 12, 1971 at 02:34 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 26, 1971 at 19:23 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, March 4, 197102:01
Full Moon (this day)Friday, March 12, 197102:34
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, March 20, 197102:30

The Moon around March 12

More about this date

Friday, March 12, 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.