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The Moon on Sunday, April 16, 2051: Waxing Crescent, 35% lit

Waxing · 35.3% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 09°

Moon age

5.4days

Moon phase on April 16, 2051Waxing Crescent

Sunday 16 April 2051382,237 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Sunday, April 16, 2051, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 35.3% of its visible face lit, 5.4 days after the new moon and growing each night.

35.3%Illumination at noon UTC
5.4 dMoon age
382,237 km237,511 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (9°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 16, 2051 is on Wednesday, April 26, 2051 at 02:19 UTC, 10 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Tuesday, April 11, 2051 at 01:59 UTC, 5 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Tuesday, April 11, 205101:59
First Quarter (after)Monday, April 17, 205122:38

The Moon around April 16

More about this date

Sunday, April 16, 2051 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 11, 2051 to the new moon of May 10, 2051, a cycle of 29.35 days.