Waxing · 60.5% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 29°
Moon age
8.9days
Moon phase on April 7, 1949Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 7, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 60.5% of its visible face lit, 8.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
60.5%Illumination at noon UTC
8.9 dMoon age
375,220 km233,151 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 7, 1949 is on Wednesday, April 13, 1949 at 04:08 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 29, 1949 at 15:11 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 6, 1949 | 13:01 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 13, 1949 | 04:08 |
The Moon around April 7
More about this date
Thursday, April 7, 1949 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 29, 1949 to the new moon of April 28, 1949, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1949, or the whole moon calendar 1949.
- The same date one year apart: 1948 · 1950.
- 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.