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The Moon on Monday, April 10, 1961: Waning Crescent, 27% lit

Waning · 27.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 17°

Moon age

24.7days

Moon phase on April 10, 1961Waning Crescent

Monday 10 April 1961368,053 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 10, 1961, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 27.1% of its visible face lit, 24.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

27.1%Illumination at noon UTC
24.7 dMoon age
368,053 km228,697 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (18°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 10, 1961 is on Saturday, April 1, 1961 at 05:47 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 15, 1961 at 05:38 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Saturday, April 8, 196110:16
New Moon (after)Saturday, April 15, 196105:38

The Moon around April 10

More about this date

Monday, April 10, 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.