Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 03°
New Moon at
07:19UTC
Moon phase on April 21, 2012New Moon
On Saturday, April 21, 2012, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
406,018 km252,288 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2012 is on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 03:35 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 13, 2012 | 10:50 |
| New Moon (this day) | Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 07:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 29, 2012 | 09:58 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Saturday, April 21, 2012 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2012 to the new moon of May 20, 2012, a cycle of 29.69 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.