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The Moon on Saturday, April 24, 2004: Waxing Crescent, 21% lit

Waxing · 21.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 29°

Moon age

4.9days

Moon phase on April 24, 2004Waxing Crescent

Saturday 24 April 2004405,267 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 24, 2004, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 21.1% of its visible face lit, 4.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

21.1%Illumination at noon UTC
4.9 dMoon age
405,267 km251,821 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 24, 2004 is on Tuesday, May 4, 2004 at 20:34 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 19, 2004 at 13:21 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, April 19, 200413:21
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, April 27, 200417:33

The Moon around April 24

More about this date

Saturday, April 24, 2004 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 19, 2004 to the new moon of May 19, 2004, a cycle of 29.65 days.