Waxing · 53.6% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 28°
First Quarter at
04:00UTC
Moon phase on April 14, 2016First Quarter
On Thursday, April 14, 2016, the Moon was a First Quarter: 53.6% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
53.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
386,727 km240,301 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (29°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 14, 2016 is on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 05:24 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:24 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 11:24 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Thursday, April 14, 2016 | 04:00 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 22, 2016 | 05:24 |
The Moon around April 14
More about this date
Thursday, April 14, 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.
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