Waxing · 75.0% lit · ♌︎ Leo 28°
Moon age
9.7days
Moon phase on April 18, 2024Waxing Gibbous
On Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Moon was a Waxing Gibbous: 75.0% of its visible face lit, 9.7 days after the new moon and growing each night.
75.0%Illumination at noon UTC
9.7 dMoon age
404,308 km251,225 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (29°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2024 is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 23:49 UTC, 5 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 18:21 UTC, 10 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 18
More about this date
Thursday, April 18, 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.