Waxing · 42.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
Moon age
6.0days
Moon phase on April 28, 1955Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 28, 1955, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 42.6% of its visible face lit, 6.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
42.6%Illumination at noon UTC
6.0 dMoon age
374,535 km232,725 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 1955 is on Friday, May 6, 1955 at 22:14 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 22, 1955 at 13:06 UTC, 6 days 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 28
More about this date
Thursday, April 28, 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.