Waxing · 0.3% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 08°
New Moon at
02:26UTC
Moon phase on April 23, 2020New Moon
On Thursday, April 23, 2020, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.3% of its visible face lit, 0.4 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.3%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
403,861 km250,947 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (8°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 2020 is on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 10:45 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 02:26 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 14, 2020 | 22:56 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 23, 2020 | 02:26 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 30, 2020 | 20:38 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Thursday, April 23, 2020 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 23, 2020 to the new moon of May 22, 2020, a cycle of 29.63 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.
- 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.