Waxing · 87.9% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 28°
Moon age
11.7days
Moon phase on April 30, 2015Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 30, 2015, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.9% of its visible face lit, 11.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.9%Illumination at noon UTC
11.7 dMoon age
404,147 km251,125 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (29°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 2015 is on Monday, May 4, 2015 at 03:42 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 18:57 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Saturday, April 25, 2015 | 23:55 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, May 4, 2015 | 03:42 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Thursday, April 30, 2015 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 18, 2015 to the new moon of May 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.