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The Moon on Saturday, April 9, 2011: Waxing Crescent, 30% lit

Waxing · 29.7% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 25°

Moon age

5.9days

Moon phase on April 9, 2011Waxing Crescent

Saturday 9 April 2011390,178 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 9, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 29.7% of its visible face lit, 5.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

29.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.9 dMoon age
390,178 km242,445 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (25°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 9, 2011 is on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 02:44 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 14:33 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Sunday, April 3, 201114:33
First Quarter (after)Monday, April 11, 201112:06

The Moon around April 9

More about this date

Saturday, April 9, 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.