Waning · 89.2% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 05°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on April 17, 1957Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 17, 1957, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 89.2% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
89.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
382,236 km237,511 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (6°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1957 is on Sunday, April 14, 1957 at 12:09 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 29, 1957 at 23:54 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, April 14, 1957 | 12:09 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 21, 1957 | 23:01 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Wednesday, April 17, 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.