Waxing · 19.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 28°
Moon age
4.1days
Moon phase on April 26, 1974Waxing Crescent
On Friday, April 26, 1974, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 19.8% of its visible face lit, 4.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
19.8%Illumination at noon UTC
4.1 dMoon age
369,772 km229,766 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
32.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 26, 1974 is on Monday, May 6, 1974 at 08:55 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 10:17 UTC, 4 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 22, 1974 | 10:17 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, April 29, 1974 | 07:39 |
The Moon around April 26
More about this date
Friday, April 26, 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.