Waxing · 40.1% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 17°
Moon age
6.9days
Moon phase on April 18, 2040Waxing Crescent
On Wednesday, April 18, 2040, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 40.1% of its visible face lit, 6.9 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.1%Illumination at noon UTC
6.9 dMoon age
404,326 km251,236 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (17°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 18, 2040 is on Friday, April 27, 2040 at 02:38 UTC, 9 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Wednesday, April 11, 2040 at 14:00 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Wednesday, April 11, 2040 | 14:00 |
| First Quarter (after) | Thursday, April 19, 2040 | 13:38 |
The Moon around April 18
More about this date
Wednesday, April 18, 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.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2040, or the whole moon calendar 2040.
- The same date one year apart: 2039 · 2041.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.