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The Moon on Tuesday, April 19, 1960: Waning Crescent, 39% lit

Waning · 39.4% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 11°

Moon age

23.2days

Moon phase on April 19, 1960Waning Crescent

Tuesday 19 April 1960374,695 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, April 19, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 39.4% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

39.4%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
374,695 km232,825 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (12°)
31.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 19, 1960 is on Monday, April 11, 1960 at 20:27 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 25, 1960 at 21:44 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Monday, April 18, 196012:57
New Moon (after)Monday, April 25, 196021:44

The Moon around April 19

More about this date

Tuesday, April 19, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 27, 1960 to the new moon of April 25, 1960, a cycle of 29.59 days.