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The Moon on Monday, April 17, 2056: Waxing Crescent, 6% lit

Waxing · 5.7% lit · ♉︎ Taurus 25°

Moon age

2.5days

Moon phase on April 17, 2056Waxing Crescent

Monday 17 April 2056405,610 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Monday, April 17, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 5.7% of its visible face lit, 2.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

5.7%Illumination at noon UTC
2.5 dMoon age
405,610 km252,034 mi from Earth
♉︎ TaurusMoon sign (26°)
29.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 17, 2056 is on Saturday, April 29, 2056 at 18:31 UTC, 12 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 14, 2056 at 23:51 UTC, 3 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Friday, April 14, 205623:51
First Quarter (after)Sunday, April 23, 205601:34

The Moon around April 17

More about this date

Monday, April 17, 2056 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 14, 2056 to the new moon of May 14, 2056, a cycle of 29.68 days.