Waxing · 97.3% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Moon age
13.9days
Moon phase on April 5, 2012Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 5, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.3% of its visible face lit, 13.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.3%Illumination at noon UTC
13.9 dMoon age
362,770 km225,415 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
32.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 2012 is on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 19:19 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 14:37 UTC, 14 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 30, 2012 | 19:41 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 6, 2012 | 19:19 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Thursday, April 5, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 22, 2012 to the new moon of April 21, 2012, a cycle of 29.70 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2012, or the whole moon calendar 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.