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The Moon on Saturday, April 22, 1939: Waxing Crescent, 9% lit

Waxing · 8.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 06°

Moon age

2.8days

Moon phase on April 22, 1939Waxing Crescent

Saturday 22 April 1939378,019 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 22, 1939, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.9% of its visible face lit, 2.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

8.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.8 dMoon age
378,019 km234,890 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (6°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 22, 1939 is on Wednesday, May 3, 1939 at 15:15 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 19, 1939 at 16:35 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 19, 193916:35
First Quarter (after)Wednesday, April 26, 193918:25

The Moon around April 22

More about this date

Saturday, April 22, 1939 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 1939 to the new moon of May 19, 1939, a cycle of 29.49 days.