Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 16°
New Moon at
08:51UTC
Moon phase on April 5, 2019New Moon
On Friday, April 5, 2019, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
397,666 km247,098 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (17°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 5, 2019 is on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 11:12 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 5, 2019 at 08:51 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 04:10 |
| New Moon (this day) | Friday, April 5, 2019 | 08:51 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, April 12, 2019 | 19:06 |
The Moon around April 5
More about this date
Friday, April 5, 2019 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 5, 2019 to the new moon of May 4, 2019, a cycle of 29.58 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2019, or the whole moon calendar 2019.
- The same date one year apart: 2018 · 2020.
- 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.