Waning · 98.4% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 06°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on April 12, 2017Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 12, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 98.4% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
98.4%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
401,847 km249,696 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (7°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 2017 is on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 06:08 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 12:16 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | 06:08 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | 09:57 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Wednesday, April 12, 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.
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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.