Waxing · 1.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
Moon age
1.4days
Moon phase on April 9, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 9, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.7% of its visible face lit, 1.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.7%Illumination at noon UTC
1.4 dMoon age
405,280 km251,829 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 9, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 8, 1959 | 03:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 16, 1959 | 07:33 |
The Moon around April 9
More about this date
Thursday, April 9, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.