Waxing · 94.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 29°
Moon age
12.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 1962Waxing Gibbous
On Tuesday, April 17, 1962, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 94.1% of its visible face lit, 12.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
94.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.7 dMoon age
405,033 km251,676 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1962 is on Friday, April 20, 1962 at 00:33 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 4, 1962 at 19:45 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 11, 1962 | 19:50 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 20, 1962 | 00:33 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Tuesday, April 17, 1962 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 4, 1962 to the new moon of May 4, 1962, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1962, or the whole moon calendar 1962.
- The same date one year apart: 1961 · 1963.
- 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.