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The Moon on Saturday, April 28, 2074: Waxing Crescent, 5% lit

Waxing · 4.5% lit · ♊︎ Gemini 02°

Moon age

2.2days

Moon phase on April 28, 2074Waxing Crescent

Saturday 28 April 2074406,137 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Saturday, April 28, 2074, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 4.5% of its visible face lit, 2.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.

4.5%Illumination at noon UTC
2.2 dMoon age
406,137 km252,362 mi from Earth
♊︎ GeminiMoon sign (3°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to April 28, 2074 is on Friday, May 11, 2074 at 02:18 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, April 26, 2074 at 06:48 UTC, 2 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Thursday, April 26, 207406:48
First Quarter (after)Friday, May 4, 207408:53

The Moon around April 28

More about this date

Saturday, April 28, 2074 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of April 26, 2074 to the new moon of May 25, 2074, a cycle of 29.66 days.