Waxing · 9.6% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°
Moon age
3.0days
Moon phase on April 17, 2010Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 17, 2010, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.6% of its visible face lit, 3.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
9.6%Illumination at noon UTC
3.0 dMoon age
382,643 km237,764 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
31.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 2010 is on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:19 UTC, 11 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 12:29 UTC, 3 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 12:29 |
| First Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 18:20 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Saturday, April 17, 2010 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 2010 to the new moon of May 14, 2010, a cycle of 29.52 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2010, or the whole moon calendar 2010.
- The same date one year apart: 2009 · 2011.
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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.