Waning · 35.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 04°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on April 8, 1953Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 8, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 35.8% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
35.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
370,378 km230,142 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (5°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1953 is on Monday, March 30, 1953 at 12:55 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 13, 1953 at 20:09 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 7, 1953 | 04:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 13, 1953 | 20:09 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Wednesday, April 8, 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.