Waxing · 47.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 27°
First Quarter at
18:20UTC
Moon phase on April 21, 2010First Quarter
On Wednesday, April 21, 2010, the Moon was a First Quarter: 47.1% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
47.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
371,458 km230,813 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2010 is on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:19 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 12:29 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | 12:29 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | 18:20 |
| Full Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 28, 2010 | 12:19 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Wednesday, April 21, 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.
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