Waning · 99.3% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°
Moon age
16.3days
Moon phase on April 3, 1969Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 3, 1969, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 99.3% of its visible face lit, 16.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
99.3%Illumination at noon UTC
16.3 dMoon age
373,859 km232,305 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 1969 is on Wednesday, April 2, 1969 at 18:45 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 at 18:16 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 2, 1969 | 18:45 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 9, 1969 | 13:58 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Thursday, April 3, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 18, 1969 to the new moon of April 16, 1969, a cycle of 29.56 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1969, or the whole moon calendar 1969.
- The same date one year apart: 1968 · 1970.
- 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.