Waning · 98.5% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
16.6days
Moon phase on April 21, 1943Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 21, 1943, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 16.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
16.6 dMoon age
375,820 km233,524 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (14°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1943 is on Tuesday, April 20, 1943 at 11:11 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 4, 1943 at 09:43 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 20, 1943 | 11:11 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 27, 1943 | 07:51 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Wednesday, April 21, 1943 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 4, 1943 to the new moon of May 4, 1943, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1943, or the whole moon calendar 1943.
- The same date one year apart: 1942 · 1944.
- 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.