Waning · 46.3% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 14°
Last Quarter at
03:29UTC
Moon phase on April 30, 2016Last Quarter
On Saturday, April 30, 2016, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 46.3% of its visible face lit, 23.0 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
46.3%Illumination at noon UTC
23.0 dMoon age
379,964 km236,098 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (15°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 30, 2016 is on Friday, April 22, 2016 at 05:24 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 19:30 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Friday, April 22, 2016 | 05:24 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Saturday, April 30, 2016 | 03:29 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, May 6, 2016 | 19:30 |
The Moon around April 30
More about this date
Saturday, April 30, 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.