Waxing · 91.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 24°
Moon age
11.3days
Moon phase on April 17, 2008Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 17, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 91.9% of its visible face lit, 11.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
91.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.3 dMoon age
394,871 km245,362 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (25°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 2008 is on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:26 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 03:55 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 12, 2008 | 18:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Sunday, April 20, 2008 | 10:26 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Thursday, April 17, 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.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.