Waning · 29.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 25°
Moon age
24.4days
Moon phase on April 21, 2017Waning Crescent
On Friday, April 21, 2017, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 29.6% of its visible face lit, 24.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
29.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.4 dMoon age
385,475 km239,523 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (26°)
31.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2017 is on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 06:08 UTC, 10 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 12:16 UTC, 5 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Wednesday, April 19, 2017 | 09:57 |
| New Moon (after) | Wednesday, April 26, 2017 | 12:16 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Friday, April 21, 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.