GlensDomain.com Moon Phases
Moon Phase for Friday April 12, 2019
First Quarter — 50% Illuminated
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Tuesday Apr 9, 2019 
32% — Waxing Crescent |
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019 
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Saturday Apr 13, 2019 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Sunday Apr 14, 2019 
66% — Waxing Gibbous |
Monday Apr 15, 2019 
74% — Waxing Gibbous |
First Quarter Phase
The First Quarter phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark.
On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west.
The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.