Waxing · 33.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 11°
Moon age
5.3days
Moon phase on April 20, 1980Waxing Crescent
On Sunday, April 20, 1980, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 33.8% of its visible face lit, 5.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
33.8%Illumination at noon UTC
5.3 dMoon age
385,176 km239,337 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (11°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 20, 1980 is on Wednesday, April 30, 1980 at 07:35 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 15, 1980 at 03:46 UTC, 5 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 20
More about this date
Sunday, April 20, 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.