Moon Phases Calendar April 2024

Interactive moon phases tool

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 2024»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Monday, April 1st, 2024
Last Quarter
2
right
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024
Last Quarter
3
left
right
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
Waning Cresent
4
left
right
Thursday, April 4th, 2024
Waning Cresent
5
left
right
Friday, April 5th, 2024
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Saturday, April 6th, 2024
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Waning Cresent
8
left
right
Monday, April 8th, 2024
New Moon
9
left
right
Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
New Moon
10
left
right
Wednesday, April 10th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
11
left
right
Thursday, April 11th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
12
left
right
Friday, April 12th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Sunday, April 14th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
15
left
right
Monday, April 15th, 2024
Waxing Cresent
16
right
Tuesday, April 16th, 2024
First Quarter
17
right
Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Friday, April 19th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Saturday, April 20th, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Sunday, April 21st, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
22
right
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
Waxing Gibbous
23
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
Full Moon
24
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
Full Moon
25
right
Thursday, April 25th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Friday, April 26th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Saturday, April 27th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Sunday, April 28th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Monday, April 29th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
Waning Gibbous
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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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.