Waning · 80.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
18.3days
Moon phase on March 12, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Tuesday, March 12, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 80.5% of its visible face lit, 18.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
80.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.3 dMoon age
386,733 km240,305 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 12, 1974 is on Friday, March 8, 1974 at 10:03 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 23, 1974 at 21:24 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, March 8, 1974 | 10:03 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, March 15, 1974 | 19:15 |
The Moon around March 12
More about this date
Tuesday, March 12, 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.