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The Moon on Monday, April 26, 1982: Waxing Crescent, 10% lit

Waxing · 9.9% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 12°

Moon age

2.6days

Moon phase on April 26, 1982Waxing Crescent

Monday 26 April 1982362,835 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 26, 1982, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.9% of its visible face lit, 2.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.9%Illumination at noon UTC
2.6 dMoon age
362,835 km225,455 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 26, 1982 is on Saturday, May 8, 1982 at 00:45 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 23, 1982 at 20:29 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, April 23, 198220:29
First Quarter (after)Friday, April 30, 198212:07

The Moon around April 26

More about this date

Monday, April 26, 1982 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 1982 to the new moon of May 23, 1982, a cycle of 29.34 days.