Waxing · 94.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 19°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on March 6, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, March 6, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.7% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
362,986 km225,549 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 6, 1974 is on Friday, March 8, 1974 at 10:03 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, February 22, 1974 at 05:34 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 1, 1974 | 18:03 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, March 8, 1974 | 10:03 |
The Moon around March 6
More about this date
Wednesday, March 6, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of February 22, 1974 to the new moon of March 23, 1974, a cycle of 29.66 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in March 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
- 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.