Waning · 12.6% lit · ♓︎ Pisces 03°
Moon age
26.4days
Moon phase on April 4, 2016Waning Crescent
On Monday, April 4, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 12.6% of its visible face lit, 26.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
12.6%Illumination at noon UTC
26.4 dMoon age
366,612 km227,802 mi from Earth
♓︎ PiscesMoon sign (4°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 4, 2016 is on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12:01 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:24 UTC, 3 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 31, 2016 | 15:17 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 11:24 |
The Moon around April 4
More about this date
Monday, April 4, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 9, 2016 to the new moon of April 7, 2016, a cycle of 29.40 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2016, or the whole moon calendar 2016.
- The same date one year apart: 2015 · 2017.
- 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.