Waning · 3.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 15°
Moon age
27.9days
Moon phase on April 26, 1949Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, April 26, 1949, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.1% of its visible face lit, 27.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.1%Illumination at noon UTC
27.9 dMoon age
404,868 km251,573 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1949 is on Wednesday, April 13, 1949 at 04:08 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 28, 1949 at 08:02 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 20, 1949 | 03:27 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 28, 1949 | 08:02 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Tuesday, April 26, 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.