Waning · 7.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 09°
Moon age
26.9days
Moon phase on April 30, 2011Waning Crescent
On Saturday, April 30, 2011, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.2% of its visible face lit, 26.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.2%Illumination at noon UTC
26.9 dMoon age
405,777 km252,138 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (9°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 2011 is on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 02:44 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 06:51 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Monday, April 25, 2011 | 02:47 |
| New Moon (after) | Tuesday, May 3, 2011 | 06:51 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Saturday, April 30, 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.