Waxing · 0.2% lit · ♈︎ Aries 27°
New Moon at
02:31UTC
Moon phase on April 12, 2021New Moon
On Monday, April 12, 2021, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.2% 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 .
0.2%Illumination at noon UTC
0.4 dMoon age
404,284 km251,210 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (27°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 12, 2021 is on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 03:32 UTC, 15 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 02:31 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Sunday, April 4, 2021 | 10:03 |
| New Moon (this day) | Monday, April 12, 2021 | 02:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 06:59 |
The Moon around April 12
More about this date
Monday, April 12, 2021 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 12, 2021 to the new moon of May 11, 2021, a cycle of 29.69 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.