Daily Moon Almanac for Mountainair,New Mexico
Tuesday   04/21/2026
12:03 am
MOONSET		 09:37 am
MOONRISE		 05:22 pm
APEX (Transit)
25.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,314
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
Mountainair,New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:30 am 06:29 am 07:24 pm 242,609 Full Moon
08:12 pm 		100.0%
201:13 am 06:54 am 08:24 pm 245,355Full Moon 100.0%
301:56 am 07:21 am 09:24 pm 247,743Full Moon 98.6%
402:40 am 07:51 am 10:24 pm 249,665Waning Gibbous 95.3%
503:27 am 08:25 am 11:24 pm 251,041Waning Gibbous 90.2%
604:16 am 09:04 am 251,810Waning Gibbous 83.5%
712:22 am 05:06 am 09:49 am 251,938Waning Gibbous 75.6%
801:15 am 05:58 am 10:41 am 251,411Waning Gibbous 66.8%
902:04 am 06:49 am 11:37 am 250,239 Last Quarter
10:52 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:46 am 07:39 am 12:37 pm 248,464Last Quarter 47.3%
1103:23 am 08:28 am 01:40 pm 246,153Last Quarter 37.3%
1203:55 am 09:15 am 02:43 pm 243,413Waning Crescent 27.6%
1304:25 am 10:01 am 03:46 pm 240,379Waning Crescent 18.5%
1404:52 am 10:47 am 04:51 pm 237,219Waning Crescent 10.7%
1505:20 am 11:34 am 05:58 pm 234,120Waning Crescent 4.6%
1605:48 am 12:22 pm 07:07 pm 231,276New Moon 0.9%
1706:20 am 01:15 pm 08:20 pm 228,875 New Moon
05:52 am 		0.0%
1806:57 am 02:11 pm 09:36 pm 227,080Waxing Crescent 2.3%
1907:41 am 03:13 pm 10:52 pm 226,016Waxing Crescent 7.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:34 am 04:17 pm 225,756Waxing Crescent 15.7%
2112:03 am 09:37 am 05:22 pm 226,314Waxing Crescent 25.6%
2201:05 am 10:46 am 06:24 pm 227,637First Quarter 36.8%
2301:56 am 11:57 am 07:22 pm 229,620 First Quarter
08:32 pm 		50.0%
2402:38 am 01:06 pm 08:14 pm 232,120Waxing Gibbous 59.8%
2503:12 am 02:12 pm 09:02 pm 234,969Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2603:41 am 03:15 pm 09:46 pm 237,992Waxing Gibbous 79.8%
2704:08 am 04:16 pm 10:29 pm 241,018Waxing Gibbous 87.6%
2804:33 am 05:16 pm 11:11 pm 243,889Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2904:57 am 06:15 pm 11:53 pm 246,468Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
3005:24 am 07:14 pm 247,617Full Moon 99.0%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 1st is known as the Full Pink Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waxing Crescent.
The moon is 25.6% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will increase in illumination.
The full moon of April was named by Native Americans and gives
   reference to the  early flowering of pink creeping ground phlox.
Other full moon names for April includes The Full Fish Moon,
   The Sprouting Grass Moon, and The Egg Moon.


April 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1 FULL MOON
April 1
Apex: 12:30 am
Set: 06:29 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Full Moon: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,609
2
April 2
Apex: 01:13 am
Set: 06:54 am
Rise: 08:24 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,355
3
April 3
Apex: 01:56 am
Set: 07:21 am
Rise: 09:24 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,743
4
April 4
Apex: 02:40 am
Set: 07:51 am
Rise: 10:24 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 249,665
5
April 5
Apex: 03:27 am
Set: 08:25 am
Rise: 11:24 pm
Illumination: 90.2%
Distance: 251,041
6
April 6
Apex: 04:16 am
Set: 09:04 am
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 251,810
7
April 7
Rise: 12:22 am
Apex: 05:06 am
Set: 09:49 am
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 251,938
8
April 8
Rise: 01:15 am
Apex: 05:58 am
Set: 10:41 am
Illumination: 66.8%
Distance: 251,411
9
April 9
Rise: 02:04 am
Apex: 06:49 am
Set: 11:37 am
Last Qtr: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 250,239
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Rise: 02:46 am
Apex: 07:39 am
Set: 12:37 pm
Illumination: 47.3%
Distance: 248,464
11
April 11
Rise: 03:23 am
Apex: 08:28 am
Set: 01:40 pm
Illumination: 37.3%
Distance: 246,153
12
April 12
Rise: 03:55 am
Apex: 09:15 am
Set: 02:43 pm
Illumination: 27.6%
Distance: 243,413
13
April 13
Rise: 04:25 am
Apex: 10:01 am
Set: 03:46 pm
Illumination: 18.5%
Distance: 240,379
14
April 14
Rise: 04:52 am
Apex: 10:47 am
Set: 04:51 pm
Illumination: 10.7%
Distance: 237,219
15
April 15
Rise: 05:20 am
Apex: 11:34 am
Set: 05:58 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 234,120
16
April 16
Rise: 05:48 am
Apex: 12:22 pm
Set: 07:07 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,276
17 NEW MOON
April 17
New Moon: 05:52 am
Rise: 06:20 am
Apex: 01:15 pm
Set: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,875
18
April 18
Rise: 06:57 am
Apex: 02:11 pm
Set: 09:36 pm
Illumination: 2.3%
Distance: 227,080
19
April 19
Rise: 07:41 am
Apex: 03:13 pm
Set: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 7.7%
Distance: 226,016
20
April 20
Rise: 08:34 am
Apex: 04:17 pm
Illumination: 15.7%
Distance: 225,756
21
April 21
Set: 12:03 am
Rise: 09:37 am
Apex: 05:22 pm
Illumination: 25.6%
Distance: 226,314
22
April 22
Set: 01:05 am
Rise: 10:46 am
Apex: 06:24 pm
Illumination: 36.8%
Distance: 227,637
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 01:56 am
Rise: 11:57 am
Apex: 07:22 pm
First Qtr: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,620
24
April 24
Set: 02:38 am
Rise: 01:06 pm
Apex: 08:14 pm
Illumination: 59.8%
Distance: 232,120
25
April 25
Set: 03:12 am
Rise: 02:12 pm
Apex: 09:02 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 234,969
26
April 26
Set: 03:41 am
Rise: 03:15 pm
Apex: 09:46 pm
Illumination: 79.8%
Distance: 237,992
27
April 27
Set: 04:08 am
Rise: 04:16 pm
Apex: 10:29 pm
Illumination: 87.6%
Distance: 241,018
28
April 28
Set: 04:33 am
Rise: 05:16 pm
Apex: 11:11 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 243,889
29
April 29
Set: 04:57 am
Rise: 06:15 pm
Apex: 11:53 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,468
30
April 30
Set: 05:24 am
Rise: 07:14 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 247,617