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The Moon on Saturday, April 29, 2023: Waxing Gibbous, 65% lit

Waxing · 65.2% lit · ♌︎ Leo 26°

Moon age

9.3days

Moon phase on April 29, 2023Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 29 April 2023403,335 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 29, 2023, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 65.2% of its visible face lit, 9.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

65.2%Illumination at noon UTC
9.3 dMoon age
403,335 km250,620 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (27°)
29.6′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 29, 2023 is on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 17:34 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 04:13 UTC, 9 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Thursday, April 27, 202321:20
Full Moon (after)Friday, May 5, 202317:34

The Moon around April 29

More about this date

Saturday, April 29, 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.