Daily Moon Almanac for Franklin Colony,North Carolina
Tuesday   04/21/2026
12:17 am
MOONSET		 09:48 am
MOONRISE		 05:35 pm
APEX (Transit)
25.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,322
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
Franklin Colony,North Carolina - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:45 am 06:44 am 07:37 pm 242,637 Full Moon
10:12 pm 		100.0%
201:27 am 07:09 am 08:37 pm 245,380Full Moon 100.0%
302:10 am 07:36 am 09:38 pm 247,763Full Moon 98.6%
402:54 am 08:05 am 10:39 pm 249,681Waning Gibbous 95.2%
503:41 am 08:38 am 11:39 pm 251,051Waning Gibbous 90.1%
604:29 am 09:17 am 251,815Waning Gibbous 83.5%
712:37 am 05:20 am 10:02 am 251,936Waning Gibbous 75.6%
801:31 am 06:11 am 10:53 am 251,403Waning Gibbous 66.7%
902:19 am 07:03 am 11:49 am 250,226Waning Gibbous 57.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:02 am 07:53 am 12:49 pm 248,444 Last Quarter
12:52 am 		50.0%
1103:39 am 08:42 am 01:51 pm 246,130Last Quarter 37.2%
1204:11 am 09:29 am 02:55 pm 243,385Waning Crescent 27.5%
1304:40 am 10:15 am 03:58 pm 240,350Waning Crescent 18.4%
1405:08 am 11:01 am 05:03 pm 237,189Waning Crescent 10.6%
1505:35 am 11:48 am 06:10 pm 234,091Waning Crescent 4.6%
1606:03 am 12:36 pm 07:20 pm 231,251New Moon 0.9%
1706:34 am 01:28 pm 08:33 pm 228,856 New Moon
07:52 am 		0.0%
1807:10 am 02:25 pm 09:49 pm 227,067Waxing Crescent 2.4%
1907:54 am 03:26 pm 11:06 pm 226,010Waxing Crescent 7.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:46 am 04:30 pm 225,757Waxing Crescent 15.7%
2112:17 am 09:48 am 05:35 pm 226,322Waxing Crescent 25.7%
2201:20 am 10:56 am 06:37 pm 227,651First Quarter 36.9%
2302:12 am 12:07 pm 07:35 pm 229,641 First Quarter
10:32 pm 		50.0%
2402:53 am 01:17 pm 08:28 pm 232,145Waxing Gibbous 59.9%
2503:28 am 02:24 pm 09:16 pm 234,997Waxing Gibbous 70.5%
2603:57 am 03:28 pm 10:00 pm 238,021Waxing Gibbous 79.9%
2704:23 am 04:29 pm 10:43 pm 241,047Waxing Gibbous 87.7%
2804:48 am 05:29 pm 11:25 pm 243,916Waxing Gibbous 93.7%
2905:13 am 06:28 pm 245,256Waxing Gibbous 96.0%
3012:07 am 05:38 am 07:28 pm 246,491Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
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 25.7% 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: 12:45 am
Set: 06:44 am
Rise: 07:37 pm
Full Moon: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,637
2
April 2
Apex: 01:27 am
Set: 07:09 am
Rise: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,380
3
April 3
Apex: 02:10 am
Set: 07:36 am
Rise: 09:38 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,763
4
April 4
Apex: 02:54 am
Set: 08:05 am
Rise: 10:39 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 249,681
5
April 5
Apex: 03:41 am
Set: 08:38 am
Rise: 11:39 pm
Illumination: 90.1%
Distance: 251,051
6
April 6
Apex: 04:29 am
Set: 09:17 am
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 251,815
7
April 7
Rise: 12:37 am
Apex: 05:20 am
Set: 10:02 am
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 251,936
8
April 8
Rise: 01:31 am
Apex: 06:11 am
Set: 10:53 am
Illumination: 66.7%
Distance: 251,403
9
April 9
Rise: 02:19 am
Apex: 07:03 am
Set: 11:49 am
Illumination: 57.2%
Distance: 250,226
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Last Qtr: 12:52 am
Rise: 03:02 am
Apex: 07:53 am
Set: 12:49 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 248,444
11
April 11
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 08:42 am
Set: 01:51 pm
Illumination: 37.2%
Distance: 246,130
12
April 12
Rise: 04:11 am
Apex: 09:29 am
Set: 02:55 pm
Illumination: 27.5%
Distance: 243,385
13
April 13
Rise: 04:40 am
Apex: 10:15 am
Set: 03:58 pm
Illumination: 18.4%
Distance: 240,350
14
April 14
Rise: 05:08 am
Apex: 11:01 am
Set: 05:03 pm
Illumination: 10.6%
Distance: 237,189
15
April 15
Rise: 05:35 am
Apex: 11:48 am
Set: 06:10 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 234,091
16
April 16
Rise: 06:03 am
Apex: 12:36 pm
Set: 07:20 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,251
17 NEW MOON
April 17
Rise: 06:34 am
New Moon: 07:52 am
Apex: 01:28 pm
Set: 08:33 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,856
18
April 18
Rise: 07:10 am
Apex: 02:25 pm
Set: 09:49 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 227,067
19
April 19
Rise: 07:54 am
Apex: 03:26 pm
Set: 11:06 pm
Illumination: 7.7%
Distance: 226,010
20
April 20
Rise: 08:46 am
Apex: 04:30 pm
Illumination: 15.7%
Distance: 225,757
21
April 21
Set: 12:17 am
Rise: 09:48 am
Apex: 05:35 pm
Illumination: 25.7%
Distance: 226,322
22
April 22
Set: 01:20 am
Rise: 10:56 am
Apex: 06:37 pm
Illumination: 36.9%
Distance: 227,651
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 02:12 am
Rise: 12:07 pm
Apex: 07:35 pm
First Qtr: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,641
24
April 24
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 01:17 pm
Apex: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 59.9%
Distance: 232,145
25
April 25
Set: 03:28 am
Rise: 02:24 pm
Apex: 09:16 pm
Illumination: 70.5%
Distance: 234,997
26
April 26
Set: 03:57 am
Rise: 03:28 pm
Apex: 10:00 pm
Illumination: 79.9%
Distance: 238,021
27
April 27
Set: 04:23 am
Rise: 04:29 pm
Apex: 10:43 pm
Illumination: 87.7%
Distance: 241,047
28
April 28
Set: 04:48 am
Rise: 05:29 pm
Apex: 11:25 pm
Illumination: 93.7%
Distance: 243,916
29
April 29
Set: 05:13 am
Rise: 06:28 pm
Illumination: 96.0%
Distance: 245,256
30
April 30
Apex: 12:07 am
Set: 05:38 am
Rise: 07:28 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,491