Waxing · 90.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 26°
Moon age
12.6days
Moon phase on April 21, 2005Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 21, 2005, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 90.8% of its visible face lit, 12.6 days after the new moon and growing each night.
90.8%Illumination at noon UTC
12.6 dMoon age
391,845 km243,481 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (26°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2005 is on Sunday, April 24, 2005 at 10:07 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 8, 2005 at 20:32 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 16, 2005 | 14:38 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 24, 2005 | 10:07 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Thursday, April 21, 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.