Today, the Moon is in the Waning Gibbous phase with an illumination of 87.58%. As of Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the Moon is 18.15 days old and currently located in the Scorpio (♏) constellation.
| Moon Phase Today | |
|---|---|
| Phase | Waning Gibbous |
| Illumination | 87.58% Visible |
| Rise/Set | 12:00 AM / 8:23 AM |
| Moon Age | 18.15 Days |
| Moon Angular | 28.43º |
| Moon Distance | 401,368.45 km |
| Moon Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| New Moon | Mar 30, 2025, 7:48 AM |
| First Quarter | Apr 4, 2025, 11:37 AM |
| Full Moon | Apr 11, 2025, 7:07 PM |
| Last Quarter | Apr 19, 2025, 2:07 AM |
| Next full Moon | May 11, 2025, 8:03 PM |
| Next full Moon Timer | 25 Days 5 Hours 2 Minutes |
| Date | Phase | Visible | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 |  Waning Gibbous | 87.58% Visible | 12:00 AM | 8:23 AM |
| Apr 17, 2025 |  Waning Gibbous | 77.6% Visible | 12:16 AM | 9:04 AM |
| Apr 18, 2025 |  Last Quarter | 68.92% Visible | 1:15 AM | 9:54 AM |
| Apr 19, 2025 |  Last Quarter | 59.3% Visible | 2:07 AM | 10:52 AM |
| Apr 20, 2025 |  Last Quarter | 49.03% Visible | 2:52 AM | 11:57 AM |
| Apr 21, 2025 |  Last Quarter | 38.48% Visible | 3:30 AM | 1:07 PM |
| Apr 22, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 28.11% Visible | 4:01 AM | 2:18 PM |
| Apr 23, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 18.48% Visible | 4:29 AM | 3:32 PM |
| Apr 24, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 10.25% Visible | 4:54 AM | 4:46 PM |
| Apr 25, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 4.1% Visible | 5:19 AM | 6:02 PM |
| Apr 26, 2025 |  New Moon | 0.63% Visible | 5:45 AM | 7:21 PM |
The moon's phases are determined by the relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun. As the moon orbits the Earth, the amount of the moon's illuminated surface visible from the Earth changes. This change in the moon's appearance is known as the moon's phase.
The most common phases are the new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent.