Waxing · 78.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 05°
Moon age
11.1days
Moon phase on April 21, 2013Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, April 21, 2013, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 78.2% of its visible face lit, 11.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
78.2%Illumination at noon UTC
11.1 dMoon age
386,987 km240,462 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2013 is on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 19:57 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 09:36 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 18, 2013 | 12:31 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 25, 2013 | 19:57 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Sunday, April 21, 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.
- The same date one year apart: 2012 · 2014.
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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.