Waning · 61.3% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 13°
Moon age
21.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 1971Waning Gibbous
On Saturday, April 17, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 61.3% of its visible face lit, 21.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
61.3%Illumination at noon UTC
21.7 dMoon age
381,781 km237,228 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (14°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1971 is on Saturday, April 10, 1971 at 20:10 UTC, 7 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 8 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 10, 1971 | 20:10 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 18, 1971 | 12:58 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Saturday, April 17, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 26, 1971 to the new moon of April 25, 1971, a cycle of 29.36 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1971, or the whole moon calendar 1971.
- The same date one year apart: 1970 · 1972.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.