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The Moon on Wednesday, April 9, 1969: Last Quarter, 51% lit

Waning · 51.1% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 18°

Last Quarter at

13:58UTC

Moon phase on April 9, 1969Last Quarter

Wednesday 9 April 1969370,329 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, April 9, 1969, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.1% of its visible face lit, 22.3 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .

51.1%Illumination at noon UTC
22.3 dMoon age
370,329 km230,112 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (18°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 9, 1969 is on Wednesday, April 2, 1969 at 18:45 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 at 18:16 UTC, 7 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Full Moon (before)Wednesday, April 2, 196918:45
Last Quarter (this day)Wednesday, April 9, 196913:58
New Moon (after)Wednesday, April 16, 196918:16

The Moon around April 9

More about this date

Wednesday, April 9, 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.