Waxing · 14.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 17°
Moon age
3.3days
Moon phase on April 24, 1947Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 24, 1947, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 14.3% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
14.3%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
366,395 km227,667 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (18°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 1947 is on Monday, May 5, 1947 at 04:53 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 21, 1947 at 04:19 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 21, 1947 | 04:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 27, 1947 | 22:18 |
The Moon around April 24
More about this date
Thursday, April 24, 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.