Waxing · 94.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 15°
Moon age
11.8days
Moon phase on April 3, 1947Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 3, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.4% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.4%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
376,559 km233,983 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (16°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 1947 is on Saturday, April 5, 1947 at 15:29 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 22, 1947 at 16:34 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 29, 1947 | 16:15 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 5, 1947 | 15:29 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Thursday, April 3, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 1947 to the new moon of April 21, 1947, a cycle of 29.49 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1947, or the whole moon calendar 1947.
- The same date one year apart: 1946 · 1948.
- 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.