Waning · 71.1% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 18°
Moon age
20.1days
Moon phase on April 2, 2021Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 2, 2021, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 71.1% of its visible face lit, 20.1 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
71.1%Illumination at noon UTC
20.1 dMoon age
367,867 km228,582 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (18°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 2021 is on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 18:48 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 02:31 UTC, 10 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, March 28, 2021 | 18:48 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 4, 2021 | 10:03 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Friday, April 2, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 13, 2021 to the new moon of April 12, 2021, a cycle of 29.67 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2021, or the whole moon calendar 2021.
- The same date one year apart: 2020 · 2022.
- 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.