Waning · 85.4% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 02°
Moon age
17.7days
Moon phase on April 6, 2072Waning Gibbous
On Wednesday, April 6, 2072, the Moon will be a Waning Gibbous: 85.4% of its visible face lit, 17.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
85.4%Illumination at noon UTC
17.7 dMoon age
381,950 km237,333 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (2°)
31.3′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to April 6, 2072 is on Sunday, April 3, 2072 at 01:25 UTC, 3 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, April 18, 2072 at 11:57 UTC, 12 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Sunday, April 3, 2072 | 01:25 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Sunday, April 10, 2072 | 08:53 |
The Moon around April 6
More about this date
Wednesday, April 6, 2072 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of March 19, 2072 to the new moon of April 18, 2072, a cycle of 29.65 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in April 2072, or the whole moon calendar 2072.
- The same date one year apart: 2071 · 2073.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.