Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 15°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on April 23, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 23, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
359,704 km223,510 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (16°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 22, 1955 at 13:06 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 22, 1955 | 13:06 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, April 29, 1955 | 04:23 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Saturday, April 23, 1955 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1955 to the new moon of May 21, 1955, a cycle of 29.33 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.