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The Moon on Saturday, April 1, 2023: Waxing Gibbous, 80% lit

Waxing · 80.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 18°

Moon age

10.8days

Moon phase on April 1, 2023Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 1 April 2023404,298 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 1, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 80.1% of its visible face lit, 10.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.

80.1%Illumination at noon UTC
10.8 dMoon age
404,298 km251,219 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (19°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 1, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Wednesday, March 29, 202302:33
Full Moon (after)Thursday, April 6, 202304:35

The Moon around April 1

More about this date

Saturday, April 1, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 21, 2023 to the new moon of April 20, 2023, a cycle of 29.45 days.