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The Moon on Thursday, April 27, 2056: Waxing Gibbous, 92% lit

Waxing · 92.1% lit · ♎︎ Libra 05°

Moon age

12.5days

Moon phase on April 27, 2056Waxing Gibbous

Thursday 27 April 2056361,055 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Thursday, April 27, 2056, the Moon will be a Waxing Gibbous: 92.1% of its visible face lit, 12.5 days after the new moon and growing each night.

92.1%Illumination at noon UTC
12.5 dMoon age
361,055 km224,349 mi from Earth
♎︎ LibraMoon sign (6°)
33.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 27, 2056 is on Saturday, April 29, 2056 at 18:31 UTC, 2 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, April 14, 2056 at 23:51 UTC, 13 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
First Quarter (before)Sunday, April 23, 205601:34
Full Moon (after)Saturday, April 29, 205618:31

The Moon around April 27

More about this date

Thursday, April 27, 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.