Waxing · 81.8% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°
Moon age
11.4days
Moon phase on April 23, 2021Waxing Gibbous
On Friday, April 23, 2021, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 81.8% of its visible face lit, 11.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.
81.8%Illumination at noon UTC
11.4 dMoon age
371,926 km231,104 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (13°)
32.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 23, 2021 is on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at 03:32 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 02:31 UTC, 11 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Tuesday, April 20, 2021 | 06:59 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 03:32 |
The Moon around April 23
More about this date
Friday, April 23, 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.