Moon phases in April 2025

All 30 days, computed from the ephemeris rather than copied from another calendar: the Moon’s sign, the exact instant it changes sign, and the lit fraction of the disc. Shown in your own timezone.

  • Pink MoonApril 1323.3° Libra
  • New MoonApril 277.8° Taurus

Day by day

The four quarter instants are marked on the day they fall; every other day carries the interval it is in. Four of the eight phases are moments and four are stretches, which is the one thing most calendars leave out.

DatePhaseSignIlluminationNotes
Tue 1Waxing CrescentTaurus→Gemini13%
Wed 2Waxing CrescentGemini22%
Thu 3Waxing CrescentGemini→Cancer33%
Fri 4Waxing CrescentCancer44%
Sat 5First QuarterCancer54%
Sun 6Waxing GibbousCancer→Leo65%
Mon 7Waxing GibbousLeo74%
Tue 8Waxing GibbousLeo→Virgo82%
Wed 9Waxing GibbousVirgo89%
Thu 10Waxing GibbousVirgo94%
Fri 11Waxing GibbousVirgo→Libra98%
Sat 12Waxing GibbousLibra100%
Sun 13Full MoonLibra→Scorpio100%
Mon 14Waning GibbousScorpio98%
Tue 15Waning GibbousScorpio95%
Wed 16Waning GibbousScorpio→Sagittarius89%
Thu 17Waning GibbousSagittarius83%
Fri 18Waning GibbousSagittarius→Capricorn75%
Sat 19Waning GibbousCapricorn66%
Sun 20Waning GibbousCapricorn→Aquarius56%
Mon 21Last QuarterAquarius45%
Tue 22Waning CrescentAquarius35%
Wed 23Waning CrescentAquarius→Pisces25%
Thu 24Waning CrescentPisces15%
Fri 25Waning CrescentPisces→Aries8%
Sat 26Waning CrescentAries3%
Sun 27New MoonAries→Taurus0%
Mon 28Waxing CrescentTaurus1%
Tue 29Waxing CrescentTaurus→Gemini4%
Wed 30Waxing CrescentGemini11%

Rows are UTC calendar days. The exact times follow the timezone setting above, so a time close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day in your own zone.

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Full moons
1
New moons
13
Sign changes
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Brightest night

The Moon passes through 14 signs this month, in order: Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini. It changes sign 13 times — roughly every two and a third days, though not evenly, because the Moon’s speed varies about twelve per cent over an orbit.

Frequently asked questions

When is the full moon in April 2025?

There are 1 in April 2025. The exact instants are in the table above, shown in your own timezone, with the degree and sign each one falls on.

When is the new moon in April 2025?

There are 1 in April 2025, listed to the minute in the table above along with every other phase of the month.

What timezone are these times in?

Your own, resolved in your browser. The rows are UTC calendar days, so an instant close to midnight can belong to the neighbouring day once converted — the table marks those with a small +1 or −1. You can switch the whole page to UTC if you want to compare it against a site that publishes UTC.

What sign is the Moon in during April 2025?

It moves through 14 of them, changing sign 13 times. The exact instant of each change is in the sign column above. The Moon spends about two and a third days in a sign, which is why it covers the whole zodiac in a month while the Sun takes a year.