Waxing · 0.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 04°
New Moon at
04:13UTC
Moon phase on April 20, 2023New Moon
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, the Moon was a New Moon: 0.1% of its visible face lit, 29.8 days after the new moon and between the Earth and the Sun, so it is not visible. The exact New Moon happened at .
0.1%Illumination at noon UTC
29.8 dMoon age
377,188 km234,374 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (4°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
NewDark side faces Earth
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 20, 2023 is on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 04:35 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, the same day.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 09:11 |
| New Moon (this day) | Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 04:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 21:20 |
The Moon around April 20
More about this date
Thursday, April 20, 2023 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 20, 2023 to the new moon of May 19, 2023, a cycle of 29.49 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.