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The Moon on Saturday, April 9, 1949: Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit

Waxing · 81.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 27°

Moon age

10.9days

Moon phase on April 9, 1949Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 9 April 1949364,995 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 9, 1949, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.1% of its visible face lit, 10.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

81.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.9 dMoon age
364,995 km226,797 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (28°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 9, 1949 is on Wednesday, April 13, 1949 at 04:08 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 29, 1949 at 15:11 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, April 6, 194913:01
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, April 13, 194904:08

The Moon around April 9

More about this date

Saturday, April 9, 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.