Waning · 98.0% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 25°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on April 30, 1953Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 30, 1953, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.0% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.0%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
391,350 km243,174 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (25°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1953 is on Wednesday, April 29, 1953 at 04:21 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, May 13, 1953 at 05:06 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 29, 1953 | 04:21 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 6, 1953 | 12:21 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Thursday, April 30, 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.