Waxing · 49.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 25°
First Quarter at
14:38UTC
Moon phase on April 16, 2005First Quarter
On Saturday, April 16, 2005, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.1% of its visible face lit, 7.6 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.6 dMoon age
404,240 km251,183 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 2005 is on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 10:07 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 8, 2005 at 20:32 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 8, 2005 | 20:32 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, April 16, 2005 | 14:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 24, 2005 | 10:07 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Saturday, April 16, 2005 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 8, 2005 to the new moon of May 8, 2005, a cycle of 29.51 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2005, or the whole moon calendar 2005.
- The same date one year apart: 2004 · 2006.
- 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.