Waning · 84.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 21°
Moon age
18.4days
Moon phase on April 26, 1959Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, April 26, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 84.5% of its visible face lit, 18.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
84.5%Illumination at noon UTC
18.4 dMoon age
364,090 km226,235 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (22°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 23, 1959 | 05:13 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 29, 1959 | 20:39 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Sunday, April 26, 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.