Waning · 11.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°
Moon age
26.3days
Moon phase on March 20, 1974Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, March 20, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 11.3% of its visible face lit, 26.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
11.3%Illumination at noon UTC
26.3 dMoon age
401,609 km249,548 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 20, 1974 is on Friday, March 8, 1974 at 10:03 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 23, 1974 at 21:24 UTC, 3 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 20
More about this date
Wednesday, March 20, 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.