Waning · 85.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 28°
Moon age
19.0days
Moon phase on April 3, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 3, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 85.3% of its visible face lit, 19.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.3%Illumination at noon UTC
19.0 dMoon age
392,179 km243,689 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (28°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 1953 is on Monday, March 30, 1953 at 12:55 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 13, 1953 at 20:09 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Monday, March 30, 1953 | 12:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 7, 1953 | 04:58 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Friday, April 3, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 15, 1953 to the new moon of April 13, 1953, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1953, or the whole moon calendar 1953.
- The same date one year apart: 1952 · 1954.
- 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.