Waning · 88.3% lit · ♏︎ Scorpio 29°
Moon age
18.8days
Moon phase on April 9, 2023Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, April 9, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.3% of its visible face lit, 18.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.3%Illumination at noon UTC
18.8 dMoon age
379,907 km236,063 mi from Earth
♏︎ ScorpioMoon sign (29°)
31.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 9, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 6, 2023 | 04:35 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 09:11 |
The Moon around April 9
More about this date
Sunday, April 9, 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.