There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent.

What phase is the moon in today, April 11? The moon on Friday, April 11, is in a waxing gibbous phase. It's 97% illuminated and almost at it's full moon phase, according to space.com. Waxing ...