Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
New Moon at
03:29UTC
Moon phase on April 8, 1959New Moon
On Wednesday, April 8, 1959, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
403,886 km250,963 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1959 is on Tuesday, March 24, 1959 at 20:03 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, March 31, 1959 | 11:07 |
| New Moon (this day) | Wednesday, April 8, 1959 | 03:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 16, 1959 | 07:33 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Wednesday, April 8, 1959 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 8, 1959 to the new moon of May 7, 1959, a cycle of 29.70 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.