Waxing · 45.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 13°
First Quarter at
23:40UTC
Moon phase on April 9, 2003First Quarter
On Wednesday, April 9, 2003, the Moon was a First Quarter: 45.2% of its visible face lit, 7.7 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
45.2%Illumination at noon UTC
7.7 dMoon age
393,013 km244,207 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (14°)
30.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 9, 2003 is on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 19:36 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at 19:19 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 1, 2003 | 19:19 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, April 9, 2003 | 23:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 16, 2003 | 19:36 |
The Moon around April 9
More about this date
Wednesday, April 9, 2003 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 1, 2003 to the new moon of May 1, 2003, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2003, or the whole moon calendar 2003.
- The same date one year apart: 2002 · 2004.
- 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.