Waning · 25.7% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 26°
Moon age
24.3days
Moon phase on March 18, 1974Waning Crescent
On Monday, March 18, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 25.7% of its visible face lit, 24.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
25.7%Illumination at noon UTC
24.3 dMoon age
404,694 km251,465 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 18, 1974 is on Friday, March 8, 1974 at 10:03 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 23, 1974 at 21:24 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 15, 1974 | 19:15 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, March 23, 1974 | 21:24 |
The Moon around March 18
More about this date
Monday, March 18, 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.