Waning · 7.5% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 24°
Moon age
27.1days
Moon phase on April 16, 2015Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 16, 2015, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 7.5% of its visible face lit, 27.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
7.5%Illumination at noon UTC
27.1 dMoon age
361,360 km224,538 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (24°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 2015 is on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 12:06 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 18:57 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 12, 2015 | 03:45 |
| New Moon (after) | Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 18:57 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Thursday, April 16, 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.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.