Waxing · 89.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 18°
Moon age
11.9days
Moon phase on April 15, 2011Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 15, 2011, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 89.8% of its visible face lit, 11.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
89.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.9 dMoon age
360,821 km224,203 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (18°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 2011 is on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 02:44 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 14:33 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 11, 2011 | 12:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, April 18, 2011 | 02:44 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Friday, April 15, 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.