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The Moon on Wednesday, April 16, 1975: Waxing Crescent, 22% lit

Waxing · 22.2% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 22°

Moon age

4.8days

Moon phase on April 16, 1975Waxing Crescent

Wednesday 16 April 1975383,447 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Wednesday, April 16, 1975, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 22.2% of its visible face lit, 4.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

22.2%Illumination at noon UTC
4.8 dMoon age
383,447 km238,263 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (22°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 16, 1975 is on Friday, April 25, 1975 at 19:55 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 11, 1975 at 16:39 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, April 11, 197516:39
First Quarter (after)Saturday, April 19, 197504:41

The Moon around April 16

More about this date

Wednesday, April 16, 1975 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 1975 to the new moon of May 11, 1975, a cycle of 29.60 days.