Waning · 99.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Full Moon at
05:13UTC
Moon phase on April 23, 1959Full Moon
On Thursday, April 23, 1959, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
357,525 km222,156 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Pink Moon, 357,747 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 16, 1959 | 07:33 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 23, 1959 | 05:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 29, 1959 | 20:39 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Thursday, April 23, 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.