Waxing · 1.6% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 12°
Moon age
1.0days
Moon phase on April 18, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Saturday, April 18, 2026, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.6% of its visible face lit, 1.0 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.6%Illumination at noon UTC
1.0 dMoon age
362,112 km225,006 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (12°)
33.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2026 is on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 17:23 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 17, 2026 | 11:52 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, April 24, 2026 | 02:32 |
The Moon around April 18
More about this date
Saturday, April 18, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 17, 2026 to the new moon of May 16, 2026, a cycle of 29.34 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.