Waxing · 72.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on April 23, 1953Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 23, 1953, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 72.8% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
72.8%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
404,766 km251,510 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (0°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1953 is on Wednesday, April 29, 1953 at 04:21 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 13, 1953 at 20:09 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 21, 1953 | 00:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 29, 1953 | 04:21 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Thursday, April 23, 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.