Waxing · 2.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°
Moon age
1.6days
Moon phase on April 27, 1960Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 27, 1960, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.6% of its visible face lit, 1.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.6 dMoon age
400,755 km249,018 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (25°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 27, 1960 is on Wednesday, May 11, 1960 at 05:42 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 25, 1960 at 21:44 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 25, 1960 | 21:44 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, May 4, 1960 | 01:01 |
The Moon around April 27
More about this date
Wednesday, April 27, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1960 to the new moon of May 25, 1960, a cycle of 29.61 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- 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.