Waxing · 97.2% lit · ♎︎ Libra 19°
Moon age
12.4days
Moon phase on April 28, 2018Waxing Gibbous
On Saturday, April 28, 2018, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 97.2% of its visible face lit, 12.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
97.2%Illumination at noon UTC
12.4 dMoon age
383,973 km238,590 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (19°)
31.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 28, 2018 is on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 00:58 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 16, 2018 at 01:57 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 21:46 |
| Full Moon (after) | Monday, April 30, 2018 | 00:58 |
The Moon around April 28
More about this date
Saturday, April 28, 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.
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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.