Waning · 4.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
27.7days
Moon phase on April 23, 1971Waning Crescent
On Friday, April 23, 1971, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 4.2% of its visible face lit, 27.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
4.2%Illumination at noon UTC
27.7 dMoon age
360,249 km223,848 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 1971 is on Saturday, April 10, 1971 at 20:10 UTC, 13 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 2 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 23
More about this date
Friday, April 23, 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.