Waning · 97.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 17°
Moon age
16.7days
Moon phase on April 21, 1962Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 21, 1962, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.7% of its visible face lit, 16.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.7 dMoon age
396,229 km246,205 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (18°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1962 is on Friday, April 20, 1962 at 00:33 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 4, 1962 at 04:25 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 20, 1962 | 00:33 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 27, 1962 | 12:59 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Saturday, April 21, 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.