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The Moon on Saturday, April 21, 1923: Waxing Crescent, 24% lit

Waxing · 23.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°

Moon age

5.2days

Moon phase on April 21, 1923Waxing Crescent

Saturday 21 April 1923395,948 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 21, 1923, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 23.6% of its visible face lit, 5.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

23.6%Illumination at noon UTC
5.2 dMoon age
395,948 km246,030 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (28°)
30.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 21, 1923 is on Monday, April 30, 1923 at 21:30 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 16, 1923 at 06:29 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, April 16, 192306:29
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, April 24, 192305:20

The Moon around April 21

More about this date

Saturday, April 21, 1923 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 1923 to the new moon of May 15, 1923, a cycle of 29.67 days.