Waning · 66.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 08°
Moon age
21.1days
Moon phase on March 18, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, March 18, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.4% of its visible face lit, 21.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.4%Illumination at noon UTC
21.1 dMoon age
392,070 km243,621 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (8°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 1971 is on Friday, March 12, 1971 at 02:34 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, March 26, 1971 at 19:23 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 12, 1971 | 02:34 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, March 20, 1971 | 02:30 |
The Moon around March 18
More about this date
Thursday, March 18, 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.