Waning · 69.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 23°
Moon age
20.5days
Moon phase on April 6, 1942Waning Gibbous
On Monday, April 6, 1942, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 69.1% of its visible face lit, 20.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
69.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.5 dMoon age
367,532 km228,374 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (24°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1942 is on Wednesday, April 1, 1942 at 12:32 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 15, 1942 at 14:34 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 1, 1942 | 12:32 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 8, 1942 | 04:43 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Monday, April 6, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1942 to the new moon of April 15, 1942, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1942, or the whole moon calendar 1942.
- The same date one year apart: 1941 · 1943.
- 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.