Waxing · 32.4% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 18°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on April 30, 1971Waxing Crescent
On Friday, April 30, 1971, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 32.4% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
32.4%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
389,057 km241,749 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (19°)
30.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 1971 is on Monday, May 10, 1971 at 11:24 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 25, 1971 at 04:02 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 25, 1971 | 04:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, May 2, 1971 | 07:34 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Friday, April 30, 1971 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 25, 1971 to the new moon of May 24, 1971, a cycle of 29.35 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.