Waxing · 24.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 26°
Moon age
5.4days
Moon phase on April 17, 2021Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 17, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 24.1% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
24.1%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
402,630 km250,183 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (26°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 2021 is on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 03:32 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 02:31 UTC, 5 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, April 12, 2021 | 02:31 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 06:59 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Saturday, April 17, 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.
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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.