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The Moon on Monday, April 12, 2027: Waxing Crescent, 34% lit

Waxing · 33.7% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 03°

Moon age

5.5days

Moon phase on April 12, 2027Waxing Crescent

Monday 12 April 2027370,566 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 12, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 33.7% of its visible face lit, 5.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

33.7%Illumination at noon UTC
5.5 dMoon age
370,566 km230,259 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (3°)
32.2′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 12, 2027 is on Tuesday, April 20, 2027 at 22:27 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 6, 2027 at 23:51 UTC, 6 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, April 6, 202723:51
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, April 13, 202722:57

The Moon around April 12

More about this date

Monday, April 12, 2027 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 6, 2027 to the new moon of May 6, 2027, a cycle of 29.46 days.