Waxing · 66.4% lit · ♌︎ Leo 17°
Moon age
8.7days
Moon phase on April 17, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 66.4% of its visible face lit, 8.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
66.4%Illumination at noon UTC
8.7 dMoon age
402,050 km249,822 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (17°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 17, 2024 is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 23:49 UTC, 6 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 18:21 UTC, 9 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter (before) | Monday, April 15, 2024 | 19:13 |
| Full Moon (after) | Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | 23:49 |
The Moon around April 17
More about this date
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 8, 2024 to the new moon of May 8, 2024, a cycle of 29.38 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2024, or the whole moon calendar 2024.
- The same date one year apart: 2023 · 2025.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.