Moon phases April 2030
The Moon in April 2030, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | Apr 02, 22:02 | Apr 02, 18:02 | Apr 02, 23:02 |
| First quarter | Apr 11, 02:56 | Apr 10, 22:56 | Apr 11, 03:56 |
| Full moon | Apr 18, 03:19 | Apr 17, 23:19 | Apr 18, 04:19 |
| Last quarter | Apr 24, 18:38 | Apr 24, 14:38 | Apr 24, 19:38 |
The month at a glance
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- 2♈︎
- 3♈︎
- 4♉︎
- 5♉︎
- 6♊︎
- 7♊︎
- 8♊︎
- 9♋︎
- 10♋︎
- 11♌︎
- 12♌︎
- 13♌︎
- 14♍︎
- 15♍︎
- 16♎︎
- 17♎︎
- 18♏︎
- 19♏︎
- 20♐︎
- 21♐︎
- 22♑︎
- 23♑︎
- 24♒︎
- 25♒︎
- 26♓︎
- 27♓︎
- 28♓︎
- 29♈︎
- 30♈︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 2 % | Pisces → Aries 22:22 | fruitful | |
| Tue 2 | 0 % | Aries | barren | |
| Wed 3 | 0 % | Aries | barren | |
| Thu 4 | 2 % | Aries → Taurus 09:14 | semi-fruitful | |
| Fri 5 | 6 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 6 | 11 % | Taurus → Gemini 21:50 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 7 | 17 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Mon 8 | 25 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Tue 9 | 34 % | Gemini → Cancer 10:47 | fruitful | |
| Wed 10 | 43 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Thu 11 | 53 % | Cancer → Leo 21:45 | fruitful | |
| Fri 12 | 63 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sat 13 | 73 % | Leo | barren | |
| Sun 14 | 82 % | Leo → Virgo 04:49 | barren | |
| Mon 15 | 90 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Tue 16 | 96 % | Virgo → Libra 07:53 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 17 | 99 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 18 | 100 % | Libra → Scorpio 08:16 | fruitful | |
| Fri 19 | 98 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Sat 20 | 92 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 07:59 | barren | |
| Sun 21 | 85 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Mon 22 | 75 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 08:56 | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 23 | 65 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 24 | 54 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 12:26 | semi-fruitful | |
| Thu 25 | 43 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Fri 26 | 33 % | Aquarius → Pisces 18:57 | barren | |
| Sat 27 | 24 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Sun 28 | 16 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Mon 29 | 9 % | Pisces → Aries 04:13 | barren | |
| Tue 30 | 4 % | Aries | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
Fri 12, Sat 13, Sun 14, Mon 15
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (1, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 27, 28): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Pink Moon
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