Waxing · 99.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 21°
Moon age
14.4days
Moon phase on April 22, 1959Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 22, 1959, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 99.2% of its visible face lit, 14.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
99.2%Illumination at noon UTC
14.4 dMoon age
359,001 km223,073 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (21°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 22, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 8, 1959 at 03:29 UTC, 14 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 22
More about this date
Wednesday, April 22, 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.