Waxing · 86.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 04°
Moon age
10.4days
Moon phase on April 7, 2017Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 7, 2017, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 86.2% of its visible face lit, 10.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
86.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.4 dMoon age
386,586 km240,214 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (4°)
30.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 7, 2017 is on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 06:08 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 02:57 UTC, 10 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 3, 2017 | 18:40 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | 06:08 |
The Moon around April 7
More about this date
Friday, April 7, 2017 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 28, 2017 to the new moon of April 26, 2017, a cycle of 29.39 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2017, or the whole moon calendar 2017.
- The same date one year apart: 2016 · 2018.
- 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.