Waxing · 95.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 06°
Moon age
13.4days
Moon phase on April 21, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 21, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 13.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
13.4 dMoon age
362,278 km225,109 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 16, 1959 | 07:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 23, 1959 | 05:13 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Tuesday, April 21, 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.