Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 21°
New Moon at
03:55UTC
Moon phase on April 6, 2008New Moon
On Sunday, April 6, 2008, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
362,486 km225,239 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (22°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 2008 is on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:26 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 03:55 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 29, 2008 | 21:48 |
| New Moon (this day) | Sunday, April 6, 2008 | 03:55 |
| First Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 12, 2008 | 18:32 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Sunday, April 6, 2008 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 2008 to the new moon of May 5, 2008, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2008, or the whole moon calendar 2008.
- The same date one year apart: 2007 · 2009.
- 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.