Waning · 1.5% lit · ♈︎ Aries 12°
Moon age
28.4days
Moon phase on April 16, 2026Waning Crescent
On Thursday, April 16, 2026, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 28.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
28.4 dMoon age
367,694 km228,474 mi from Earth
♈︎ AriesMoon sign (13°)
32.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 16, 2026 is on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC, 14 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC, 1 day later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, April 10, 2026 | 04:52 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, April 17, 2026 | 11:52 |
The Moon around April 16
More about this date
Thursday, April 16, 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.