Waxing · 87.1% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 00°
Moon age
11.8days
Moon phase on April 2, 2023Waxing Gibbous
On Sunday, April 2, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 87.1% of its visible face lit, 11.8 days after the new moon and growing each night.
87.1%Illumination at noon UTC
11.8 dMoon age
402,647 km250,193 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (1°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 2, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 4 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 17:23 UTC, 12 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 02:33 |
| Full Moon (after) | Thursday, April 6, 2023 | 04:35 |
The Moon around April 2
More about this date
Sunday, April 2, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2023, or the whole moon calendar 2023.
- The same date one year apart: 2022 · 2024.
- 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.