Waxing · 54.5% lit · ♌︎ Leo 09°
First Quarter at
02:32UTC
Moon phase on April 24, 2026First Quarter
On Friday, April 24, 2026, the Moon was a First Quarter: 54.5% of its visible face lit, 7.0 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happened at .
54.5%Illumination at noon UTC
7.0 dMoon age
376,685 km234,061 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (9°)
31.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 24, 2026 is on Friday, May 1, 2026 at 17:23 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Friday, April 17, 2026 | 11:52 |
| First Quarter (this day) | Friday, April 24, 2026 | 02:32 |
| Full Moon (after) | Friday, May 1, 2026 | 17:23 |
The Moon around April 24
More about this date
Friday, April 24, 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.
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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.