Waxing · 8.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 00°
Moon age
2.3days
Moon phase on April 17, 1980Waxing Crescent
On Thursday, April 17, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 8.1% of its visible face lit, 2.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
8.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.3 dMoon age
367,239 km228,192 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (0°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1980 is on Wednesday, April 30, 1980 at 07:35 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 at 03:46 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 15, 1980 | 03:46 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 22, 1980 | 03:00 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Thursday, April 17, 1980 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 15, 1980 to the new moon of May 14, 1980, a cycle of 29.34 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1980, or the whole moon calendar 1980.
- The same date one year apart: 1979 · 1981.
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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.