Waning · 3.6% lit · ♈︎ Aries 06°
Moon age
27.8days
Moon phase on April 18, 2023Waning Crescent
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 3.6% of its visible face lit, 27.8 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
3.6%Illumination at noon UTC
27.8 dMoon age
370,659 km230,317 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (6°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 12 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, 2 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 09:11 |
| New Moon (after) | Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 04:13 |
The Moon around April 18
More about this date
Tuesday, April 18, 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.