Waning · 1.8% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
Moon age
28.3days
Moon phase on April 21, 1955Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 21, 1955, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.8% of its visible face lit, 28.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.8%Illumination at noon UTC
28.3 dMoon age
364,146 km226,270 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (16°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1955 is on Thursday, April 7, 1955 at 06:35 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 22, 1955 at 13:06 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 15, 1955 | 11:01 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, April 22, 1955 | 13:06 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Thursday, April 21, 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.