Waxing · 52.0% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
First Quarter at
07:33UTC
Moon phase on April 16, 1959First Quarter
On Thursday, April 16, 1959, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.0% of its visible face lit, 8.4 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.0%Illumination at noon UTC
8.4 dMoon age
390,990 km242,950 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 8, 1959 | 03:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 16, 1959 | 07:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 23, 1959 | 05:13 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Thursday, April 16, 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.