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Moon phases April 2016

New moon
Thu 07 Apr
11:24 UTC
First quarter
Thu 14 Apr
04:00 UTC
Full · Pink
Fri 22 Apr
05:24 UTC
Last quarter
Sat 30 Apr
03:29 UTC

In April 2016 the primary moon phases are the New Moon on Thursday, April 7 at 11:24 UTC, the First Quarter on Thursday, April 14 at 04:00 UTC, the Full Moon on Friday, April 22 at 05:24 UTC and the Last Quarter on Saturday, April 30 at 03:29 UTC. The full moon is the Pink Moon.

01 Waning Crescent, 41% lit 41% 02 Waning Crescent, 31% lit 31% 03 Waning Crescent, 21% lit 21% 04 Waning Crescent, 13% lit 13% 05 Waning Crescent, 6% lit 6% 06 Waning Crescent, 1% lit 1% 07New New Moon, 0% lit 0%11:24 08 Waxing Crescent, 2% lit 2% 09 Waxing Crescent, 6% lit 6% 10 Waxing Crescent, 13% lit 13% 11 Waxing Crescent, 22% lit 22% 12 Waxing Crescent, 32% lit 32% 13 Waxing Crescent, 43% lit 43% 14First Q First Quarter, 54% lit 54%04:00 15 Waxing Gibbous, 64% lit 64% 16 Waxing Gibbous, 73% lit 73% 17 Waxing Gibbous, 81% lit 81% 18 Waxing Gibbous, 88% lit 88% 19 Waxing Gibbous, 94% lit 94% 20 Waxing Gibbous, 97% lit 97% 21 Waxing Gibbous, 99% lit 99% 22Full Full Moon, 100% lit 100%05:24 23 Waning Gibbous, 98% lit 98% 24 Waning Gibbous, 95% lit 95% 25 Waning Gibbous, 90% lit 90% 26 Waning Gibbous, 84% lit 84% 27 Waning Gibbous, 76% lit 76% 28 Waning Gibbous, 67% lit 67% 29 Waning Gibbous, 57% lit 57% 30Last Q Last Quarter, 46% lit 46%03:29

Exact phase times

April 2016 has four primary moon phases: the New Moon on April 7, the First Quarter on April 14, the Full Moon on April 22 and the Last Quarter on April 30.

PhaseDateUTCYour time
New MoonThursday, April 7, 201611:24
First QuarterThursday, April 14, 201604:00
Full MoonFriday, April 22, 201605:24
Last QuarterSaturday, April 30, 201603:29

Friday, April 22, 2016: Pink Moon, 406,237 km from Earth. Micromoon

Full moons · 2016

Twelve full moons, one blue

24 Jan Wolf 22 Feb Snow 23 Mar Worm penumbral eclipse 22 Apr Pink Micromoon 21 May Flower Blue moon 20 Jun Straw­berry 19 Jul Buck 18 Aug Sturgeon 16 Sept Harvest penumbral eclipse 16 Oct Hunter’s Supermoon 14 Nov Beaver Supermoon 14 Dec Cold Supermoon