Waxing · 0.4% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 01°
New Moon at
01:57UTC
Moon phase on April 16, 2018New Moon
On Monday, April 16, 2018, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.4% of its visible face lit, 29.9 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.4%Illumination at noon UTC
29.9 dMoon age
375,970 km233,617 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (2°)
31.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 2018 is on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 00:58 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 01:57 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 8, 2018 | 07:18 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, April 16, 2018 | 01:57 |
| First Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 21:46 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Monday, April 16, 2018 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 16, 2018 to the new moon of May 15, 2018, a cycle of 29.41 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.