Waning · 1.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 19°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on April 21, 1974Waning Crescent
On Sunday, April 21, 1974, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.2% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.2%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
383,492 km238,291 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (19°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 1974 is on Saturday, April 6, 1974 at 21:00 UTC, 15 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 14, 1974 | 14:58 |
| New Moon (after) | Monday, April 22, 1974 | 10:17 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Sunday, April 21, 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.
- 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.