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The Moon on Saturday, April 17, 2027: Waxing Gibbous, 86% lit

Waxing · 86.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 13°

Moon age

10.5days

Moon phase on April 17, 2027Waxing Gibbous

Saturday 17 April 2027373,163 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 17, 2027, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 86.2% of its visible face lit, 10.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

86.2%Illumination at noon UTC
10.5 dMoon age
373,163 km231,873 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (14°)
32.0′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 17, 2027 is on Tuesday, April 20, 2027 at 22:27 UTC, 3 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 6, 2027 at 23:51 UTC, 11 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Tuesday, April 13, 202722:57
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, April 20, 202722:27

The Moon around April 17

More about this date

Saturday, April 17, 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.