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The Moon on Saturday, April 16, 2022: Full Moon, 100% lit

Waxing · 99.8% lit · ♎︎ Libra 22°

Full Moon at

18:55UTC

Moon phase on April 16, 2022Full Moon

Saturday 16 April 2022371,326 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the Moon was a Full Moon: 99.8% of its visible face lit, 15.2 days after the new moon and at its fullest. The exact Full Moon happened at .

99.8%Illumination at noon UTC
15.2 dMoon age
371,326 km230,731 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (23°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
FullWhole disc lit

Full moon

This is the Pink Moon, 370,255 km from Earth.

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 16, 2022 is on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:55 UTC, the same day, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 20:28 UTC, 14 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Saturday, April 9, 202206:48
Full Moon (this day)Saturday, April 16, 202218:55
Last Quarter (after)Saturday, April 23, 202211:56

The Moon around April 16

More about this date

Saturday, April 16, 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.