Daily Moon Almanac for El Ancon,New Mexico
Tuesday   04/21/2026
12:03 am
MOONSET		 09:30 am
MOONRISE		 05:19 pm
APEX (Transit)
25.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 226,311
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
El Ancon,New Mexico - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:27 am 06:25 am 07:21 pm 242,603 Full Moon
08:12 pm 		100.0%
201:10 am 06:50 am 08:22 pm 245,349Full Moon 100.0%
301:53 am 07:16 am 09:22 pm 247,738Full Moon 98.6%
402:37 am 07:46 am 10:23 pm 249,662Waning Gibbous 95.3%
503:24 am 08:19 am 11:24 pm 251,038Waning Gibbous 90.2%
604:12 am 08:58 am 251,809Waning Gibbous 83.5%
712:22 am 05:03 am 09:43 am 251,938Waning Gibbous 75.7%
801:15 am 05:54 am 10:34 am 251,412Waning Gibbous 66.8%
902:03 am 06:46 am 11:31 am 250,243 Last Quarter
10:52 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:45 am 07:36 am 12:32 pm 248,468Last Quarter 47.4%
1103:22 am 08:25 am 01:34 pm 246,159Last Quarter 37.3%
1203:54 am 09:12 am 02:38 pm 243,419Waning Crescent 27.6%
1304:22 am 09:58 am 03:42 pm 240,386Waning Crescent 18.5%
1404:50 am 10:44 am 04:47 pm 237,226Waning Crescent 10.7%
1505:16 am 11:30 am 05:55 pm 234,126Waning Crescent 4.6%
1605:44 am 12:19 pm 07:05 pm 231,282New Moon 0.9%
1706:16 am 01:11 pm 08:19 pm 228,879 New Moon
05:52 am 		0.0%
1806:52 am 02:08 pm 09:35 pm 227,083Waxing Crescent 2.3%
1907:35 am 03:10 pm 10:52 pm 226,017Waxing Crescent 7.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:28 am 04:14 pm 225,756Waxing Crescent 15.6%
2112:03 am 09:30 am 05:19 pm 226,311Waxing Crescent 25.6%
2201:05 am 10:39 am 06:21 pm 227,633First Quarter 36.8%
2301:55 am 11:51 am 07:19 pm 229,615 First Quarter
08:32 pm 		50.0%
2402:37 am 01:01 pm 08:11 pm 232,114Waxing Gibbous 59.8%
2503:10 am 02:08 pm 08:58 pm 234,962Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2603:39 am 03:12 pm 09:43 pm 237,985Waxing Gibbous 79.7%
2704:05 am 04:13 pm 10:25 pm 241,012Waxing Gibbous 87.6%
2804:29 am 05:13 pm 11:07 pm 243,883Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2904:53 am 06:13 pm 11:50 pm 246,463Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
3005:19 am 07:13 pm 247,613Full 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: 12:27 am
Set: 06:25 am
Rise: 07:21 pm
Full Moon: 08:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,603
2
April 2
Apex: 01:10 am
Set: 06:50 am
Rise: 08:22 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,349
3
April 3
Apex: 01:53 am
Set: 07:16 am
Rise: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,738
4
April 4
Apex: 02:37 am
Set: 07:46 am
Rise: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 249,662
5
April 5
Apex: 03:24 am
Set: 08:19 am
Rise: 11:24 pm
Illumination: 90.2%
Distance: 251,038
6
April 6
Apex: 04:12 am
Set: 08:58 am
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 251,809
7
April 7
Rise: 12:22 am
Apex: 05:03 am
Set: 09:43 am
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 251,938
8
April 8
Rise: 01:15 am
Apex: 05:54 am
Set: 10:34 am
Illumination: 66.8%
Distance: 251,412
9
April 9
Rise: 02:03 am
Apex: 06:46 am
Set: 11:31 am
Last Qtr: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 250,243
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Rise: 02:45 am
Apex: 07:36 am
Set: 12:32 pm
Illumination: 47.4%
Distance: 248,468
11
April 11
Rise: 03:22 am
Apex: 08:25 am
Set: 01:34 pm
Illumination: 37.3%
Distance: 246,159
12
April 12
Rise: 03:54 am
Apex: 09:12 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Illumination: 27.6%
Distance: 243,419
13
April 13
Rise: 04:22 am
Apex: 09:58 am
Set: 03:42 pm
Illumination: 18.5%
Distance: 240,386
14
April 14
Rise: 04:50 am
Apex: 10:44 am
Set: 04:47 pm
Illumination: 10.7%
Distance: 237,226
15
April 15
Rise: 05:16 am
Apex: 11:30 am
Set: 05:55 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 234,126
16
April 16
Rise: 05:44 am
Apex: 12:19 pm
Set: 07:05 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,282
17 NEW MOON
April 17
New Moon: 05:52 am
Rise: 06:16 am
Apex: 01:11 pm
Set: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,879
18
April 18
Rise: 06:52 am
Apex: 02:08 pm
Set: 09:35 pm
Illumination: 2.3%
Distance: 227,083
19
April 19
Rise: 07:35 am
Apex: 03:10 pm
Set: 10:52 pm
Illumination: 7.7%
Distance: 226,017
20
April 20
Rise: 08:28 am
Apex: 04:14 pm
Illumination: 15.6%
Distance: 225,756
21
April 21
Set: 12:03 am
Rise: 09:30 am
Apex: 05:19 pm
Illumination: 25.6%
Distance: 226,311
22
April 22
Set: 01:05 am
Rise: 10:39 am
Apex: 06:21 pm
Illumination: 36.8%
Distance: 227,633
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 01:55 am
Rise: 11:51 am
Apex: 07:19 pm
First Qtr: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,615
24
April 24
Set: 02:37 am
Rise: 01:01 pm
Apex: 08:11 pm
Illumination: 59.8%
Distance: 232,114
25
April 25
Set: 03:10 am
Rise: 02:08 pm
Apex: 08:58 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 234,962
26
April 26
Set: 03:39 am
Rise: 03:12 pm
Apex: 09:43 pm
Illumination: 79.7%
Distance: 237,985
27
April 27
Set: 04:05 am
Rise: 04:13 pm
Apex: 10:25 pm
Illumination: 87.6%
Distance: 241,012
28
April 28
Set: 04:29 am
Rise: 05:13 pm
Apex: 11:07 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 243,883
29
April 29
Set: 04:53 am
Rise: 06:13 pm
Apex: 11:50 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,463
30
April 30
Set: 05:19 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 247,613