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The Moon on Saturday, April 12, 2003: Waxing Gibbous, 76% lit

Waxing · 75.6% lit · ♌︎ Leo 22°

Moon age

10.7days

Moon phase on April 12, 2003Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 12 April 2003375,247 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 12, 2003, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.6% of its visible face lit, 10.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.

75.6%Illumination at noon UTC
10.7 dMoon age
375,247 km233,168 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (23°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 12, 2003 is on Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 19:36 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at 19:19 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, April 9, 200323:40
Full Moon (after)Wednesday, April 16, 200319:36

The Moon around April 12

More about this date

Saturday, April 12, 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.