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The Moon on Thursday, April 28, 2050: First Quarter, 46% lit

Waxing · 46.1% lit · ♌︎ Leo 03°

First Quarter at

22:08UTC

Moon phase on April 28, 2050First Quarter

Thursday 28 April 2050401,704 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, April 28, 2050, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 46.1% of its visible face lit, 7.1 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

46.1%Illumination at noon UTC
7.1 dMoon age
401,704 km249,607 mi from Earth
♌︎ LeoMoon sign (4°)
29.7′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 28, 2050 is on Friday, May 6, 2050 at 22:26 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 21, 2050 at 10:26 UTC, 7 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, April 21, 205010:26
First Quarter (this day)Thursday, April 28, 205022:08
Full Moon (after)Friday, May 6, 205022:26

The Moon around April 28

More about this date

Thursday, April 28, 2050 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 21, 2050 to the new moon of May 20, 2050, a cycle of 29.43 days.