Waxing · 96.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on April 6, 2001Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 6, 2001, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.1% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
365,548 km227,141 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
32.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 2001 is on Sunday, April 8, 2001 at 03:22 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, March 25, 2001 at 01:21 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 1, 2001 | 10:49 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 8, 2001 | 03:22 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Friday, April 6, 2001 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 25, 2001 to the new moon of April 23, 2001, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2001, or the whole moon calendar 2001.
- The same date one year apart: 2000 · 2002.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.