Last Quarter
- Rise
- 01:02
- Set
- 11:40
Moon Phases April 2016 in Itami, Japan
Itami, Hyōgo, Japan
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Itami, in local time (Asia/Tokyo). Next full moon: Pink Moon on Friday, April 22.
Itami · Friday, April 1, 2016 Today
Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 45.1%
- Moon age
- 23 days
- Distance
- 386,872 km
- Moonrise
- 01:02
- Moonset
- 11:40
- Highest
- 06:20
Last Quarter at 00:17. Next: New Moon on Thu, Apr 7 at 20:23. Pink Moon in 21 days.
At last quarter, also called third quarter, the Moon has completed three quarters of its orbit and again shows a half disc, now lit on the opposite side from first quarter.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
April 2016 calendar
Waning Crescent
35%
- Rise
- 01:50
- Set
- 12:37
Waning Crescent
25%
- Rise
- 02:36
- Set
- 13:39
Waning Crescent
16%
- Rise
- 03:20
- Set
- 14:44
Waning Crescent
8%
- Rise
- 04:02
- Set
- 15:51
Waning Crescent
3%
- Rise
- 04:43
- Set
- 17:00
New Moon
- Rise
- 05:25
- Set
- 18:10
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 06:08
- Set
- 19:21
Waxing Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 06:52
- Set
- 20:31
Waxing Crescent
11%
- Rise
- 07:40
- Set
- 21:39
Waxing Crescent
19%
- Rise
- 08:31
- Set
- 22:43
Waxing Crescent
29%
- Rise
- 09:25
- Set
- 23:41
Waxing Crescent
39%
- Rise
- 10:21
- Set
- —
First Quarter
- Rise
- 11:18
- Set
- 00:34
Waxing Gibbous
60%
- Rise
- 12:15
- Set
- 01:21
Waxing Gibbous
70%
- Rise
- 13:12
- Set
- 02:02
Waxing Gibbous
78%
- Rise
- 14:07
- Set
- 02:40
Waxing Gibbous
86%
- Rise
- 15:02
- Set
- 03:15
Waxing Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 15:56
- Set
- 03:47
Waxing Gibbous
96%
- Rise
- 16:50
- Set
- 04:19
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 17:43
- Set
- 04:50
Pink Moon
- Rise
- 18:36
- Set
- 05:23
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 19:30
- Set
- 05:57
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 20:23
- Set
- 06:33
Waning Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 21:16
- Set
- 07:12
Waning Gibbous
87%
- Rise
- 22:08
- Set
- 07:55
Waning Gibbous
79%
- Rise
- 22:58
- Set
- 08:42
Waning Gibbous
71%
- Rise
- 23:46
- Set
- 09:33
Waning Gibbous
61%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 10:28
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 00:32
- Set
- 11:26
Times are local to Itami (Asia/Tokyo). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in April 2016
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter | Fri, Apr 1 at 00:17 | Mar 31, 15:17 |
| New Moon | Thu, Apr 7 at 20:23 | Apr 7, 11:23 |
| First Quarter | Thu, Apr 14 at 12:59 | Apr 14, 03:59 |
| Full Moon · Pink Moon | Fri, Apr 22 at 14:23 | Apr 22, 05:23 |
| Last Quarter | Sat, Apr 30 at 12:28 | Apr 30, 03:28 |
About the Last Quarter
At last quarter, also called third quarter, the Moon has completed three quarters of its orbit and again shows a half disc, now lit on the opposite side from first quarter. It rises around midnight, is highest at sunrise and sets around midday, so it belongs to the morning sky and is often seen in daylight before noon.
The terminator again brings craters into sharp relief for anyone up before dawn.
Lore and folklore
The last quarter was the old almanac's time for rest and reflection: good for harvesting, drying and storing, mending fences and turning compost, but not for sowing. Weather lore watched the last quarter for signs of the coming month.
In some traditions the morning half moon was a reminder that the month was ending and debts and quarrels should be settled before the dark of the moon.
Trivia
- The last quarter Moon leads the Sun by 90 degrees, so it is due south (or north from the southern hemisphere) at sunrise.
- Several Moon missions launched near last quarter so the lighting at the landing site would be favourable a week later.
- From the southern hemisphere the last quarter is lit on the right, the mirror image of the northern view.
- Half of the Moon is always sunlit; a quarter moon simply shows us half of that half.
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 2016
- Apr 1 to Apr 6 · 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 7 to Apr 13 · 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 14 to Apr 21 · 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 22 to Apr 29 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Apr 30 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
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 Itami 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.