Waning · 43.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°
Moon age
22.4days
Moon phase on April 30, 1959Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 30, 1959, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 43.4% of its visible face lit, 22.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
43.4%Illumination at noon UTC
22.4 dMoon age
385,928 km239,805 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (17°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1959 is on Thursday, April 23, 1959 at 05:13 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, May 7, 1959 at 20:12 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 29, 1959 | 20:39 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, May 7, 1959 | 20:12 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Thursday, April 30, 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.