Waxing · 29.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 05°
Moon age
5.9days
Moon phase on April 21, 1942Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, April 21, 1942, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.1% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
29.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
404,427 km251,299 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (6°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1942 is on Thursday, April 30, 1942 at 22:00 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 15, 1942 at 14:34 UTC, 6 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 21
More about this date
Tuesday, April 21, 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.