Waxing · 85.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
Moon age
10.6days
Moon phase on April 3, 1974Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 3, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 85.6% of its visible face lit, 10.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
85.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.6 dMoon age
368,572 km229,020 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
32.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 1974 is on Saturday, April 6, 1974 at 21:00 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, March 23, 1974 at 21:24 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, March 31, 1974 | 01:44 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 6, 1974 | 21:00 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Wednesday, April 3, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 23, 1974 to the new moon of April 22, 1974, a cycle of 29.54 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1974, or the whole moon calendar 1974.
- The same date one year apart: 1973 · 1975.
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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.