Moon Phases Calendar April 2018

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Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«April 2018»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Sunday, April 1st, 2018
Full Moon
2
right
Monday, April 2nd, 2018
Waning Gibbous
3
right
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018
Waning Gibbous
4
right
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Friday, April 6th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Sunday, April 8th, 2018
Last Quarter
9
right
Monday, April 9th, 2018
Last Quarter
10
left
right
Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
Waning Cresent
11
left
right
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018
Waning Cresent
12
left
right
Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Friday, April 13th, 2018
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Saturday, April 14th, 2018
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Sunday, April 15th, 2018
New Moon
16
left
right
Monday, April 16th, 2018
New Moon
17
left
right
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
18
left
right
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
19
left
right
Thursday, April 19th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Friday, April 20th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Saturday, April 21st, 2018
Waxing Cresent
22
right
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018
First Quarter
23
right
Monday, April 23rd, 2018
First Quarter
24
right
Tuesday, April 24th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
25
right
Wednesday, April 25th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
26
right
Thursday, April 26th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Friday, April 27th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Saturday, April 28th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Sunday, April 29th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
30
Monday, April 30th, 2018
Full Moon
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.