Waxing · 98.5% lit · ♎︎ Libra 15°
Moon age
13.1days
Moon phase on April 18, 2019Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 18, 2019, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 98.5% of its visible face lit, 13.1 days after the new moon and growing each night.
98.5%Illumination at noon UTC
13.1 dMoon age
365,880 km227,347 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (15°)
32.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2019 is on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 11:12 UTC, 1 day later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 5, 2019 at 08:51 UTC, 13 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Friday, April 12, 2019 | 19:06 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, April 19, 2019 | 11:12 |
The Moon around April 18
More about this date
Thursday, April 18, 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.