Waxing · 3.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 06°
Moon age
1.9days
Moon phase on April 5, 2011Waxing Crescent
On Tuesday, April 5, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 3.4% of its visible face lit, 1.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
3.4%Illumination at noon UTC
1.9 dMoon age
403,443 km250,688 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (6°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 2011 is on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 02:44 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 14:33 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Sunday, April 3, 2011 | 14:33 |
| First Quarter (after) | Monday, April 11, 2011 | 12:06 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 3, 2011 to the new moon of May 3, 2011, a cycle of 29.68 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2011, or the whole moon calendar 2011.
- The same date one year apart: 2010 · 2012.
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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.