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The Moon on Thursday, April 16, 2048: Waxing Crescent, 10% lit

Waxing · 9.8% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 03°

Moon age

3.3days

Moon phase on April 16, 2048Waxing Crescent

Thursday 16 April 2048405,212 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, April 16, 2048, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 9.8% of its visible face lit, 3.3 days after the new moon and growing each night.

9.8%Illumination at noon UTC
3.3 dMoon age
405,212 km251,787 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 16, 2048 is on Tuesday, April 28, 2048 at 11:13 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 13, 2048 at 05:20 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, April 13, 204805:20
First Quarter (after)Tuesday, April 21, 204810:02

The Moon around April 16

More about this date

Thursday, April 16, 2048 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 13, 2048 to the new moon of May 12, 2048, a cycle of 29.65 days.