Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 02°
New Moon at
10:17UTC
Moon phase on April 22, 1974New Moon
On Monday, April 22, 1974, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.6 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.6 dMoon age
379,348 km235,716 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (3°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 22, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 14, 1974 | 14:58 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, April 22, 1974 | 10:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, April 29, 1974 | 07:39 |
The Moon around April 22
More about this date
Monday, April 22, 1974 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 22, 1974 to the new moon of May 21, 1974, a cycle of 29.43 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.