Today, the Moon is in the Last Quarter phase with an illumination of 34.36%. As of Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the Moon is 23.64 days old and currently located in the Aquarius (♒) constellation.
| Moon Phase Today | |
|---|---|
| Phase | Last Quarter |
| Illumination | 34.36% Visible |
| Rise/Set | 3:37 AM / 1:57 PM |
| Moon Age | 23.64 Days |
| Moon Angular | 30.28º |
| Moon Distance | 376,839.51 km |
| Moon Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| New Moon | Mar 30, 2025, 7:27 AM |
| First Quarter | Apr 4, 2025, 11:17 AM |
| Full Moon | Apr 11, 2025, 6:44 PM |
| Last Quarter | Apr 19, 2025, 1:40 AM |
| Next full Moon | May 11, 2025, 7:38 PM |
| Next full Moon Timer | 19 Days 10 Hours 13 Minutes |
| Date | Phase | Visible | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2025 |  Last Quarter | 34.36% Visible | 3:37 AM | 1:57 PM |
| Apr 23, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 18.48% Visible | 4:05 AM | 3:10 PM |
| Apr 24, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 10.25% Visible | 4:31 AM | 4:23 PM |
| Apr 25, 2025 |  Waning Crescent | 4.1% Visible | 4:57 AM | 5:38 PM |
| Apr 26, 2025 |  New Moon | 0.63% Visible | 5:23 AM | 6:56 PM |
| Apr 27, 2025 |  New Moon | 0.21% Visible | 5:52 AM | 8:16 PM |
| Apr 28, 2025 |  New Moon | 2.85% Visible | 6:26 AM | 9:38 PM |
| Apr 29, 2025 |  Waxing Crescent | 8.26% Visible | 7:09 AM | 10:57 PM |
| Apr 30, 2025 |  Waxing Crescent | 15.9% Visible | 8:01 AM | 12:00 AM |
| May 1, 2025 |  Waxing Crescent | 25.1% Visible | 9:03 AM | 12:07 AM |
| May 2, 2025 |  First Quarter | 35.19% Visible | 10:11 AM | 1:06 AM |
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.