Waning · 96.2% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 08°
Moon age
17.1days
Moon phase on April 6, 2015Waning Gibbous
On Monday, April 6, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.2% of its visible face lit, 17.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.2%Illumination at noon UTC
17.1 dMoon age
397,938 km247,267 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (9°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 2015 is on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 12:06 UTC, 2 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 18:57 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 4, 2015 | 12:06 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 12, 2015 | 03:45 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Monday, April 6, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 20, 2015 to the new moon of April 18, 2015, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2015, or the whole moon calendar 2015.
- The same date one year apart: 2014 · 2016.
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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.