Waxing · 4.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 27°
Moon age
2.2days
Moon phase on April 23, 2012Waxing Crescent
On Monday, April 23, 2012, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 4.3% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
4.3%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
406,101 km252,339 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (28°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 2012 is on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 03:35 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at 07:19 UTC, 2 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Saturday, April 21, 2012 | 07:19 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 29, 2012 | 09:58 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Monday, April 23, 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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