Waxing · 96.7% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on April 5, 1955Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 5, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.7% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.7%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
392,689 km244,006 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (24°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 1955 is on Thursday, April 7, 1955 at 06:35 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 24, 1955 at 03:43 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 30, 1955 | 20:10 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 7, 1955 | 06:35 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Tuesday, April 5, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 24, 1955 to the new moon of April 22, 1955, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1955, or the whole moon calendar 1955.
- The same date one year apart: 1954 · 1956.
- 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.