Waning · 18.7% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 09°
Moon age
25.7days
Moon phase on April 21, 1971Waning Crescent
On Wednesday, April 21, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 18.7% of its visible face lit, 25.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
18.7%Illumination at noon UTC
25.7 dMoon age
364,113 km226,249 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (10°)
32.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1971 is on Saturday, April 10, 1971 at 20:10 UTC, 11 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 4 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 18, 1971 | 12:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, April 25, 1971 | 04:02 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Wednesday, April 21, 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.
- 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.