Waxing · 2.1% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 17°
Moon age
1.3days
Moon phase on April 21, 2023Waxing Crescent
On Friday, April 21, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 2.1% of its visible face lit, 1.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.
2.1%Illumination at noon UTC
1.3 dMoon age
381,589 km237,108 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (18°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 21, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, 14 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, April 20, 2023 | 04:13 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 21:20 |
The Moon around April 21
More about this date
Friday, April 21, 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.