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The Moon on Saturday, April 15, 2023: Waning Crescent, 27% lit

Waning · 26.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 23°

Moon age

24.8days

Moon phase on April 15, 2023Waning Crescent

Saturday 15 April 2023368,103 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 26.6% of its visible face lit, 24.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.

26.6%Illumination at noon UTC
24.8 dMoon age
368,103 km228,728 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (23°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 15, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, 5 days later.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
Last Quarter (before)Thursday, April 13, 202309:11
New Moon (after)Thursday, April 20, 202304:13

The Moon around April 15

More about this date

Saturday, April 15, 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.