Waning · 29.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 20°
Moon age
23.9days
Moon phase on April 15, 2012Waning Crescent
On Sunday, April 15, 2012, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.2% of its visible face lit, 23.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.2%Illumination at noon UTC
23.9 dMoon age
390,310 km242,527 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (21°)
30.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 15, 2012 is on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 19:19 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 13, 2012 | 10:50 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 07:19 |
The Moon around April 15
More about this date
Sunday, April 15, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2011 · 2013.
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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.