Waxing · 49.9% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
First Quarter at
12:31UTC
Moon phase on April 18, 2013First Quarter
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, the Moon was a First Quarter: 49.9% of its visible face lit, 8.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
49.9%Illumination at noon UTC
8.1 dMoon age
400,819 km249,057 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (28°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2013 is on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 19:57 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 09:36 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 | 09:36 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 18, 2013 | 12:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 25, 2013 | 19:57 |
The Moon around April 18
More about this date
Thursday, April 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2013, or the whole moon calendar 2013.
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