Waning · 97.9% lit · ♎︎ Libra 29°
Moon age
15.4days
Moon phase on April 3, 2026Waning Gibbous
On Friday, April 3, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 97.9% of its visible face lit, 15.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
97.9%Illumination at noon UTC
15.4 dMoon age
398,142 km247,394 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (30°)
30.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 3, 2026 is on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, 1 day earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC, 14 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 02:12 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Friday, April 10, 2026 | 04:52 |
The Moon around April 3
More about this date
Friday, April 3, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 19, 2026 to the new moon of April 17, 2026, a cycle of 29.44 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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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.