Waxing Gibbous
78%
- Rise
- 2:49 PM
- Set
- 3:03 AM
Moon Phases April 2023 in Erode, India
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Erode, in local time (Asia/Kolkata). Next full moon: Pink Moon on Thursday, April 6.
Erode · Saturday, April 1, 2023 Today
Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 78.3%
- Moon age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 404,547 km
- Moonrise
- 2:49 PM
- Moonset
- 3:03 AM
- Highest
- 9:18 PM
at . Next: Full Moon on Thu, Apr 6 at 10:04 AM. Pink Moon in 5 days.
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
April 2023 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
86%
- Rise
- 3:37 PM
- Set
- 3:44 AM
Waxing Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 4:24 PM
- Set
- 4:23 AM
Waxing Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 5:11 PM
- Set
- 5:00 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 5:57 PM
- Set
- 5:37 AM
Pink Moon
- Rise
- 6:45 PM
- Set
- 6:13 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 7:35 PM
- Set
- 6:52 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 8:28 PM
- Set
- 7:33 AM
Waning Gibbous
90%
- Rise
- 9:24 PM
- Set
- 8:18 AM
Waning Gibbous
82%
- Rise
- 10:24 PM
- Set
- 9:09 AM
Waning Gibbous
73%
- Rise
- 11:26 PM
- Set
- 10:04 AM
Waning Gibbous
63%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 11:04 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 12:27 AM
- Set
- 12:07 PM
Waning Crescent
40%
- Rise
- 1:26 AM
- Set
- 1:10 PM
Waning Crescent
29%
- Rise
- 2:20 AM
- Set
- 2:11 PM
Waning Crescent
19%
- Rise
- 3:10 AM
- Set
- 3:09 PM
Waning Crescent
11%
- Rise
- 3:56 AM
- Set
- 4:05 PM
Waning Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 4:39 AM
- Set
- 4:59 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:21 AM
- Set
- 5:53 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 6:03 AM
- Set
- 6:46 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 6:47 AM
- Set
- 7:41 PM
Waxing Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 7:33 AM
- Set
- 8:36 PM
Waxing Crescent
11%
- Rise
- 8:21 AM
- Set
- 9:32 PM
Waxing Crescent
18%
- Rise
- 9:12 AM
- Set
- 10:28 PM
Waxing Crescent
26%
- Rise
- 10:05 AM
- Set
- 11:21 PM
Waxing Crescent
35%
- Rise
- 10:58 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
44%
- Rise
- 11:51 AM
- Set
- 12:11 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:41 PM
- Set
- 12:57 AM
Waxing Gibbous
63%
- Rise
- 1:30 PM
- Set
- 1:40 AM
Waxing Gibbous
72%
- Rise
- 2:17 PM
- Set
- 2:20 AM
Times are local to Erode (Asia/Kolkata). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in April 2023
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Pink Moon | Thu, Apr 6 at 10:04 AM | Apr 6, 04:34 |
| Last Quarter | Thu, Apr 13 at 2:41 PM | Apr 13, 09:11 |
| New Moon | Thu, Apr 20 at 9:42 AM | Apr 20, 04:12 |
| First Quarter | Fri, Apr 28 at 2:49 AM | Apr 27, 21:19 |
About the Waxing Gibbous
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Its brightness climbs quickly during this phase, from about a tenth of full-moon brightness at first quarter to full within a week, because the Moon's rough surface reflects most strongly when the Sun is directly behind the observer.
Lore and folklore
The swelling moon was traditionally a time of increase: livestock fattened, crops filled out, and anything meant to grow was tended now. In some traditions it was the best time to gather herbs, when their vigour was thought to peak.
Gibbous comes from the Latin for hump-backed, a plain description of the bulging shape.
Trivia
- The Moon's brightness is not proportional to the lit area; a half moon is only about a tenth as bright as a full moon.
- The waxing gibbous is the phase most often noticed in daytime, high in the afternoon sky.
- Around this phase the bright crater rays, streaks of ejected rock, become obvious to the naked eye.
- The gibbous Moon rises later each day by anything from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the season.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Pink Moon
Not pink at all: named for the early spring wildflower Phlox subulata, the moss pink, one of the first to bloom in April.
Other names are the Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon and, for coastal tribes, the Fish Moon when shad swam upstream to spawn. In many years the Pink Moon is the Paschal Moon, the first full moon after the March equinox that fixes Easter.
Lore
The moss pink, Phlox subulata, carpets the ground in early spring, and the April moon took its colour. Coastal tribes called it the Fish Moon for the shad run; farmers called it the Egg Moon for the laying season. It was thought a good moon for planting anything that grows above ground.
Trivia
- The Pink Moon is often the Paschal Moon that sets the date of Easter.
- In 2020 the Pink Moon was the closest supermoon of the year.
- Despite the name, the Moon looks pink only when low in hazy or smoky air.
Gardening by the Moon in April 2023
- Apr 1 to Apr 5 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Apr 6 to Apr 12 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Apr 13 to Apr 19 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Apr 20 to Apr 27 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Apr 28 to Apr 30 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
Full planting calendar for April › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Erode at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.