Waxing · 31.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on April 12, 1951Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 12, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 31.2% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
31.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
404,794 km251,527 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1951 is on Saturday, April 21, 1951 at 21:30 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 6, 1951 at 10:52 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 6, 1951 | 10:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 14, 1951 | 12:56 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Thursday, April 12, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 1951 to the new moon of May 6, 1951, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.