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The Moon on Saturday, April 1, 1961: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waning · 99.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 14°

Full Moon at

05:47UTC

Moon phase on April 1, 1961Full Moon

Saturday 1 April 1961390,697 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 1, 1961, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.9% of its visible face lit, 15.7 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.7 dMoon age
390,697 km242,768 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Pink Moon, 391,613 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 1, 1961 is on Saturday, April 1, 1961 at 05:47 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 15, 1961 at 05:38 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Friday, March 24, 196102:48
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, April 1, 196105:47
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, April 8, 196110:16

The Moon around April 1

More about this date

Saturday, April 1, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 16, 1961 to the new moon of April 15, 1961, a cycle of 29.45 days.