Waning · 2.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 27°
Moon age
28.0days
Moon phase on April 6, 1959Waning Crescent
On Monday, April 6, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 2.5% of its visible face lit, 28.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
2.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.0 dMoon age
399,491 km248,232 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (28°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 2 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 6
More about this date
Monday, April 6, 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.