Waxing · 9.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
2.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 1991Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 17, 1991, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.8% of its visible face lit, 2.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.8%Illumination at noon UTC
2.7 dMoon age
365,456 km227,084 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 1991 is on Sunday, April 28, 1991 at 20:59 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 14, 1991 at 19:38 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 14, 1991 | 19:38 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 21, 1991 | 12:39 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Wednesday, April 17, 1991 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 1991 to the new moon of May 14, 1991, a cycle of 29.37 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 1991, or the whole moon calendar 1991.
- The same date one year apart: 1990 · 1992.
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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.