Waxing · 52.2% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 21°
First Quarter at
06:48UTC
Moon phase on April 9, 2022First Quarter
On Saturday, April 9, 2022, the Moon was a First Quarter: 52.2% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
52.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
402,575 km250,149 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (22°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 9, 2022 is on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:55 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 1, 2022 at 06:25 UTC, 8 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 1, 2022 | 06:25 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Saturday, April 9, 2022 | 06:48 |
| Full Moon (after) | Saturday, April 16, 2022 | 18:55 |
The Moon around April 9
More about this date
Saturday, April 9, 2022 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 1, 2022 to the new moon of April 30, 2022, a cycle of 29.59 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2022, or the whole moon calendar 2022.
- The same date one year apart: 2021 · 2023.
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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.