On Monday, April 19, 2027 the Moon will be in its waxing gibbous phase, with 95% of its disk illuminated and an age of 12.6 days since the last new moon. More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours.
Moon data for this date
| Phase | 🌔 Waxing Gibbous |
|---|---|
| Illumination | 95% |
| Moon age | 12.6 days |
| Day of the week | Monday |
| Last new moon | April 6, 2027 at 20:51 |
| Next full moon | April 20, 2027 at 19:27 (in 1.3 days) |
| Next new moon | May 6, 2027 at 07:58 (in 16.8 days) |
The Moon on the surrounding days
Compare the phase and illumination over the three days before and after. Click a day to open its page.
← April 18, 2027 April 20, 2027 →
About the waxing gibbous
More than half of the disk is lit and the Moon already shows up in the afternoon. It stays visible most of the night, until the small hours. The phase name comes from the Moon's position in its 29.53-day cycle: on April 19, 2027 it had completed 43% of the cycle that began with the new moon on April 6, 2027.
Looking for another date, such as a birthday? Use the Moon phase on the day I was born tool, see the Moon phase today page with the lunar calendar, or find the day of the week of April 19, 2027. For sun times, check sunrise and sunset.