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The Moon on Monday, April 21, 1969: Waxing Crescent, 21% lit

Waxing · 20.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 24°

Moon age

4.7days

Moon phase on April 21, 1969Waxing Crescent

Monday 21 April 1969404,137 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 21, 1969, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 20.6% of its visible face lit, 4.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

20.6%Illumination at noon UTC
4.7 dMoon age
404,137 km251,119 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 21, 1969 is on Friday, May 2, 1969 at 05:13 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 at 18:16 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 16, 196918:16
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 24, 196919:45

The Moon around April 21

More about this date

Monday, April 21, 1969 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 1969 to the new moon of May 16, 1969, a cycle of 29.59 days.