Waxing · 0.0% lit · ♈︎ Aries 18°
New Moon at
11:24UTC
Moon phase on April 7, 2016New Moon
On Thursday, April 7, 2016, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.0% of its visible face lit, 29.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.0%Illumination at noon UTC
29.4 dMoon age
357,207 km221,958 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (18°)
33.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 7, 2016 is on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 05:24 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:24 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 31, 2016 | 15:17 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 11:24 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 14, 2016 | 04:00 |
The Moon around April 7
More about this date
Thursday, April 7, 2016 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 7, 2016 to the new moon of May 6, 2016, a cycle of 29.34 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.