Waning · 96.8% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
Moon age
15.6days
Moon phase on April 8, 1974Waning Gibbous
On Monday, April 8, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.8% of its visible face lit, 15.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.6 dMoon age
383,472 km238,278 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 1974 is on Saturday, April 6, 1974 at 21:00 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 6, 1974 | 21:00 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 14, 1974 | 14:58 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Monday, April 8, 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.