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The Moon on Saturday, April 24, 1993: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 6.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°

Moon age

2.5days

Moon phase on April 24, 1993Waxing Crescent

Saturday 24 April 1993392,837 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 24, 1993, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 6.1% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

6.1%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
392,837 km244,098 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 24, 1993 is on Thursday, May 6, 1993 at 03:34 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 21, 1993 at 23:49 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 21, 199323:49
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 29, 199312:41

The Moon around April 24

More about this date

Saturday, April 24, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 1993 to the new moon of May 21, 1993, a cycle of 29.60 days.