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The Moon on Saturday, April 13, 2013: Waxing Crescent, 9% lit

Waxing · 9.2% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 28°

Moon age

3.1days

Moon phase on April 13, 2013Waxing Crescent

Saturday 13 April 2013401,777 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 13, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 9.2% of its visible face lit, 3.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.2%Illumination at noon UTC
3.1 dMoon age
401,777 km249,653 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (29°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 13, 2013 is on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 19:57 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 09:36 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 10, 201309:36
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 18, 201312:31

The Moon around April 13

More about this date

Saturday, April 13, 2013 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 10, 2013 to the new moon of May 10, 2013, a cycle of 29.62 days.