Waning · 96.9% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 09°
Moon age
16.1days
Moon phase on April 9, 2020Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 96.9% of its visible face lit, 16.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
96.9%Illumination at noon UTC
16.1 dMoon age
359,864 km223,609 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (10°)
33.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 9, 2020 is on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 02:35 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 02:26 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 8, 2020 | 02:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | 22:56 |
The Moon around April 9
More about this date
Thursday, April 9, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 24, 2020 to the new moon of April 23, 2020, a cycle of 29.71 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2020, or the whole moon calendar 2020.
- The same date one year apart: 2019 · 2021.
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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.