Waning · 66.9% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 27°
Moon age
19.9days
Moon phase on April 6, 2018Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 6, 2018, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 66.9% of its visible face lit, 19.9 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
66.9%Illumination at noon UTC
19.9 dMoon age
402,225 km249,931 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (27°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 2018 is on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 12:37 UTC, 6 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 01:57 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, March 31, 2018 | 12:37 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 8, 2018 | 07:18 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Friday, April 6, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 17, 2018 to the new moon of April 16, 2018, a cycle of 29.53 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2018, or the whole moon calendar 2018.
- The same date one year apart: 2017 · 2019.
- 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.