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The Moon on Thursday, April 15, 1993: Waning Crescent, 34% lit

Waning · 34.1% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°

Moon age

23.2days

Moon phase on April 15, 1993Waning Crescent

Thursday 15 April 1993402,017 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, April 15, 1993, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 34.1% of its visible face lit, 23.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

34.1%Illumination at noon UTC
23.2 dMoon age
402,017 km249,802 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (14°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 15, 1993 is on Tuesday, April 6, 1993 at 18:43 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 21, 1993 at 23:49 UTC, 6 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Tuesday, April 13, 199319:39
New Moon (after)Wednesday, April 21, 199323:49

The Moon around April 15

More about this date

Thursday, April 15, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 23, 1993 to the new moon of April 21, 1993, a cycle of 29.69 days.