Waxing · 43.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
6.9days
Moon phase on April 28, 1917Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 28, 1917, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 43.3% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
43.3%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
402,609 km250,169 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (30°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1917 is on Monday, May 7, 1917 at 02:43 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 1917 at 14:01 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 21, 1917 | 14:01 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 29, 1917 | 05:22 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Saturday, April 28, 1917 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1917 to the new moon of May 21, 1917, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1917, or the whole moon calendar 1917.
- The same date one year apart: 1916 · 1918.
- 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.