Waning · 28.8% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 07°
Moon age
24.0days
Moon phase on April 2, 1959Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 2, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 28.8% of its visible face lit, 24.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
28.8%Illumination at noon UTC
24.0 dMoon age
385,398 km239,475 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (7°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 31, 1959 | 11:07 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 8, 1959 | 03:29 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Thursday, April 2, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 1959 to the new moon of April 8, 1959, a cycle of 29.69 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1959, or the whole moon calendar 1959.
- The same date one year apart: 1958 · 1960.
- 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.