Waning · 1.3% lit · ♈︎ Aries 00°
Moon age
28.6days
Moon phase on April 2, 2011Waning Crescent
On Saturday, April 2, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.3% of its visible face lit, 28.6 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.3%Illumination at noon UTC
28.6 dMoon age
406,641 km252,675 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (0°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 2011 is on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 18:10 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 14:33 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Saturday, March 26, 2011 | 12:08 |
| New Moon (after) | Sunday, April 3, 2011 | 14:33 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Saturday, April 2, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 4, 2011 to the new moon of April 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
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