Waxing · 47.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 00°
First Quarter at
19:45UTC
Moon phase on April 24, 1969First Quarter
On Thursday, April 24, 1969, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.0% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.0%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
402,475 km250,086 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (1°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 1969 is on Friday, May 2, 1969 at 05:13 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 16, 1969 at 18:16 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 16, 1969 | 18:16 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 24, 1969 | 19:45 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 2, 1969 | 05:13 |
The Moon around April 24
More about this date
Thursday, April 24, 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.
- 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.