Waxing · 36.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 15°
Moon age
6.3days
Moon phase on April 21, 1961Waxing Crescent
On Friday, April 21, 1961, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 36.9% of its visible face lit, 6.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
36.9%Illumination at noon UTC
6.3 dMoon age
401,813 km249,675 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (16°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1961 is on Sunday, April 30, 1961 at 18:41 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 15, 1961 at 05:38 UTC, 6 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 15, 1961 | 05:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 22, 1961 | 21:49 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Friday, April 21, 1961 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1961 to the new moon of May 14, 1961, a cycle of 29.47 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1961, or the whole moon calendar 1961.
- The same date one year apart: 1960 · 1962.
- 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.