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The Moon on Sunday, April 15, 2040: Waxing Crescent, 15% lit

Waxing · 15.1% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 11°

Moon age

3.9days

Moon phase on April 15, 2040Waxing Crescent

Sunday 15 April 2040399,829 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, April 15, 2040, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 15.1% of its visible face lit, 3.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.

15.1%Illumination at noon UTC
3.9 dMoon age
399,829 km248,442 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (12°)
29.9′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 15, 2040 is on Friday, April 27, 2040 at 02:38 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 2040 at 14:00 UTC, 4 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Wednesday, April 11, 204014:00
First Quarter (after)Thursday, April 19, 204013:38

The Moon around April 15

More about this date

Sunday, April 15, 2040 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 2040 to the new moon of May 11, 2040, a cycle of 29.56 days.