Waxing · 54.7% lit · ♌︎ Leo 06°
First Quarter at
00:41UTC
Moon phase on April 21, 1953First Quarter
On Tuesday, April 21, 1953, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.7% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.7%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
400,449 km248,828 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (6°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1953 is on Wednesday, April 29, 1953 at 04:21 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 13, 1953 at 20:09 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 13, 1953 | 20:09 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Tuesday, April 21, 1953 | 00:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 29, 1953 | 04:21 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Tuesday, April 21, 1953 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 1953 to the new moon of May 13, 1953, a cycle of 29.37 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.