Waning · 95.7% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 13°
Moon age
16.9days
Moon phase on April 8, 2012Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, April 8, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 95.7% of its visible face lit, 16.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
95.7%Illumination at noon UTC
16.9 dMoon age
358,883 km222,999 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (13°)
33.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 8, 2012 is on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 19:19 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, 13 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 6, 2012 | 19:19 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 13, 2012 | 10:50 |
The Moon around April 8
More about this date
Sunday, April 8, 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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