Waxing · 3.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 18°
Moon age
1.9days
Moon phase on April 17, 1942Waxing Crescent
On Friday, April 17, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.6% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
402,218 km249,927 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1942 is on Thursday, April 30, 1942 at 22:00 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 15, 1942 at 14:34 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 15, 1942 | 14:34 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 23, 1942 | 18:10 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Friday, April 17, 1942 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1942 to the new moon of May 15, 1942, a cycle of 29.63 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.