Waning · 76.0% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 06°
Moon age
20.0days
Moon phase on April 27, 2016Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 76.0% of its visible face lit, 20.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
76.0%Illumination at noon UTC
20.0 dMoon age
394,856 km245,352 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (6°)
30.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 27, 2016 is on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 05:24 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 19:30 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 22, 2016 | 05:24 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | 03:29 |
The Moon around April 27
More about this date
Wednesday, April 27, 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.
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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.