Waning · 0.4% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
New Moon at
21:24UTC
Moon phase on March 23, 1974New Moon
On Saturday, March 23, 1974, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.3 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.3 dMoon age
391,962 km243,554 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to March 23, 1974 is on Saturday, April 6, 1974 at 21:00 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 23, 1974 at 21:24 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, March 15, 1974 | 19:15 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, March 23, 1974 | 21:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, March 31, 1974 | 01:44 |
The Moon around March 23
More about this date
Saturday, March 23, 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.