New Moon April 2022
The April new moon brings the darkest nights of the month, from March 27 to April 4. Times convert to your time zone (showing UTC).
Exact new moon (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Mar 27 to Apr 4
- Distance
- 386,233 km
- Type
- Average
Second new moon of the month (Black Moon) (showing UTC)
- Moonless evenings
- Apr 25 to May 3
- Distance
- 396,524 km
- Type
- Average
- Eclipse
- Partial solar
What to do with the dark nights
With the Moon out of the sky, April's moonless window is the month's best chance for the Milky Way, faint galaxies and nebulae, and any meteor shower that falls inside it. The evenings just after new moon add a bonus: a thin young crescent low in the west after sunset, often with earthshine glowing on its dark side. See what else is happening this month on the astronomical events calendar.
All moon phases in April 2022
| Phase | Date and time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| New Moon | |
| First Quarter | |
| Full Moon | |
| Last Quarter | |
| New Moon |
See the whole month day by day on the moon phases calendar for your city.