Waxing · 99.7% lit · ♎︎ Libra 12°
Full Moon at
19:19UTC
Moon phase on April 6, 2012Full Moon
On Friday, April 6, 2012, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.7% of its visible face lit, 14.9 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .
99.7%Illumination at noon UTC
14.9 dMoon age
359,669 km223,488 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (13°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit
Full moon
This is the Pink Moon, 359,069 km from Earth. Supermoon
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 2012 is on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 19:19 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, 15 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, March 30, 2012 | 19:41 |
| Full Moon (this day) | Friday, April 6, 2012 | 19:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 13, 2012 | 10:50 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Friday, April 6, 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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