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Moon phase calendar March 1979
| Day | Phase | Illum. | Age | Rise (Tokyo) | Set (Tokyo) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu | Waxing crescent | 8% | 2.4 | 07:46 | 20:32 | |
| 2 Fri | Waxing crescent | 16% | 3.4 | 08:25 | 21:37 | |
| 3 Sat | Waxing crescent | 25% | 4.4 | 09:04 | 22:39 | |
| 4 Sun | First quarter | 34% | 5.4 | 09:45 | 23:38 | |
| 5 Mon | First quarter | 44% | 6.4 | 10:27 | – | |
| 6 Tue | First quarter 01:22 | 55% | 7.4 | 11:12 | 00:35 | |
| 7 Wed | First quarter | 64% | 8.4 | 11:59 | 01:27 | |
| 8 Thu | Waxing gibbous | 73% | 9.4 | 12:48 | 02:16 | |
| 9 Fri | Waxing gibbous | 81% | 10.4 | 13:39 | 03:00 | |
| 10 Sat | Waxing gibbous | 88% | 11.4 | 14:32 | 03:41 | |
| 11 Sun | Waxing gibbous | 93% | 12.4 | 15:25 | 04:19 | |
| 12 Mon | Full moon | 97% | 13.4 | 16:19 | 04:54 | |
| 13 Tue | Full moon | 100% | 14.4 | 17:14 | 05:28 | |
| 14 Wed | Full moon 06:14 | 100% | 15.4 | 18:09 | 06:00 | |
| 15 Thu | Full moon | 98% | 16.4 | 19:05 | 06:33 | |
| 16 Fri | Waning gibbous | 95% | 17.4 | 20:02 | 07:05 | |
| 17 Sat | Waning gibbous | 90% | 18.4 | 20:59 | 07:40 | |
| 18 Sun | Waning gibbous | 83% | 19.4 | 21:58 | 08:16 | |
| 19 Mon | Waning gibbous | 74% | 20.4 | 22:58 | 08:57 | |
| 20 Tue | Last quarter | 65% | 21.4 | 23:57 | 09:41 | |
| 21 Wed | Last quarter 20:22 | 54% | 22.4 | – | 10:32 | |
| 22 Thu | Last quarter | 43% | 23.4 | 00:55 | 11:27 | |
| 23 Fri | Last quarter | 32% | 24.4 | 01:50 | 12:29 | |
| 24 Sat | Waning crescent | 21% | 25.4 | 02:42 | 13:34 | |
| 25 Sun | Waning crescent | 12% | 26.4 | 03:30 | 14:42 | |
| 26 Mon | Waning crescent | 6% | 27.4 | 04:15 | 15:51 | |
| 27 Tue | New moon | 1% | 28.4 | 04:57 | 17:00 | |
| 28 Wed | New moon 11:59 | 0% | 0.0 | 05:37 | 18:08 | |
| 29 Thu | New moon | 2% | 1.0 | 06:16 | 19:15 | |
| 30 Fri | Waxing crescent | 6% | 2.0 | 06:56 | 20:20 | |
| 31 Sat | Waxing crescent | 12% | 3.0 | 07:37 | 21:23 |
Computed with the JPL DE421 ephemeris and Skyfield (JST). Illumination and age are for 12:00 JST; moonrise and moonset are for Tokyo. Distances are centre to centre. "Supermoon" is not a formal astronomical term.
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Daily moon phase, illumination, age and Tokyo moonrise/moonset for March 1979. Full moon: Mar 14 (401,474 km away).