Waxing · 96.4% lit · ♎︎ Libra 07°
Moon age
12.3days
Moon phase on April 18, 2008Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 18, 2008, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 96.4% of its visible face lit, 12.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
96.4%Illumination at noon UTC
12.3 dMoon age
397,961 km247,281 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (7°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2008 is on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:26 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 03:55 UTC, 12 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 18
More about this date
Friday, April 18, 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.
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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.