Waxing · 51.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 14°
First Quarter at
08:49UTC
Moon phase on April 2, 1952First Quarter
On Wednesday, April 2, 1952, the Moon was a First Quarter: 51.4% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
51.4%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
403,392 km250,656 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1952 is on Thursday, April 10, 1952 at 08:53 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 25, 1952 at 20:13 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, March 25, 1952 | 20:13 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, April 2, 1952 | 08:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 10, 1952 | 08:53 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Wednesday, April 2, 1952 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 25, 1952 to the new moon of April 24, 1952, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1952, or the whole moon calendar 1952.
- The same date one year apart: 1951 · 1953.
- 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.