Waning · 72.4% lit · ♑︎ Capricorn 04°
Moon age
20.2days
Moon phase on April 21, 2022Waning Gibbous
On Thursday, April 21, 2022, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 72.4% of its visible face lit, 20.2 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
72.4%Illumination at noon UTC
20.2 dMoon age
367,021 km228,056 mi from Earth
♑︎ CapricornMoon sign (5°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2022 is on Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 18:55 UTC, 5 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 20:28 UTC, 9 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Saturday, April 16, 2022 | 18:55 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Saturday, April 23, 2022 | 11:56 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Thursday, April 21, 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.
- 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.