Waxing · 35.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°
Moon age
6.1days
Moon phase on April 6, 1957Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 6, 1957, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 35.2% of its visible face lit, 6.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
35.2%Illumination at noon UTC
6.1 dMoon age
377,650 km234,661 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
31.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1957 is on Sunday, April 14, 1957 at 12:09 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 31, 1957 at 09:19 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, March 31, 1957 | 09:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 7, 1957 | 20:33 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Saturday, April 6, 1957 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 31, 1957 to the new moon of April 29, 1957, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1957, or the whole moon calendar 1957.
- The same date one year apart: 1956 · 1958.
- 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.