Waxing · 77.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
11.0days
Moon phase on April 17, 1951Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 17, 1951, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 77.9% of its visible face lit, 11.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
77.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.0 dMoon age
387,694 km240,902 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (0°)
30.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1951 is on Saturday, April 21, 1951 at 21:30 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 6, 1951 at 10:52 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 14, 1951 | 12:56 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 21, 1951 | 21:30 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Tuesday, April 17, 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.