Waxing · 16.3% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 09°
Moon age
4.4days
Moon phase on April 12, 1959Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, April 12, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 16.3% of its visible face lit, 4.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
16.3%Illumination at noon UTC
4.4 dMoon age
405,033 km251,676 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (9°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 4 days 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 12
More about this date
Sunday, April 12, 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.