Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
New Moon at
04:19UTC
Moon phase on April 21, 1947New Moon
On Monday, April 21, 1947, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
371,386 km230,769 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (5°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1947 is on Monday, May 5, 1947 at 04:53 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 1947 at 04:19 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 13, 1947 | 14:23 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, April 21, 1947 | 04:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 27, 1947 | 22:18 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Monday, April 21, 1947 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1947 to the new moon of May 20, 1947, a cycle of 29.39 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.