Daily Moon Almanac for Elk Garden,Virginia
Monday   04/20/2026
08:45 am
MOONRISE
04:36 pm
APEX (Transit)
No Moonset
Today
15.8%
Illumination at Apex
Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase
225,758
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
Elk Garden,Virginia - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
112:50 am 06:49 am 07:44 pm 242,648 Full Moon
10:12 pm
100.0%
201:33 am 07:13 am 08:46 pm 245,390Full Moon 100.0%
302:16 am 07:38 am 09:48 pm 247,772Full Moon 98.6%
403:00 am 08:06 am 10:50 pm 249,688Waning Gibbous 95.2%
503:47 am 08:38 am 11:51 pm 251,055Waning Gibbous 90.1%
604:35 am 09:16 am 251,816Waning Gibbous 83.4%
712:49 am 05:26 am 10:00 am 251,935Waning Gibbous 75.5%
801:44 am 06:17 am 10:51 am 251,399Waning Gibbous 66.7%
902:32 am 07:09 am 11:48 am 250,220Waning Gibbous 57.1%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:14 am 07:59 am 12:49 pm 248,436 Last Quarter
12:52 am
50.0%
1103:50 am 08:48 am 01:52 pm 246,120Last Quarter 37.2%
1204:21 am 09:35 am 02:57 pm 243,374Waning Crescent 27.4%
1304:49 am 10:21 am 04:02 pm 240,337Waning Crescent 18.4%
1405:15 am 11:07 am 05:09 pm 237,177Waning Crescent 10.6%
1505:41 am 11:53 am 06:17 pm 234,080Waning Crescent 4.5%
1606:07 am 12:42 pm 07:28 pm 231,241New Moon 0.9%
1706:37 am 01:34 pm 08:43 pm 228,847 New Moon
07:52 am
0.0%
1807:12 am 02:30 pm 10:01 pm 227,061Waxing Crescent 2.4%
1907:54 am 03:31 pm 11:18 pm 226,007Waxing Crescent 7.8%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:45 am 04:36 pm 225,758Waxing Crescent 15.8%
2112:30 am 09:46 am 05:41 pm 226,325Waxing Crescent 25.8%
2201:33 am 10:55 am 06:43 pm 227,658First Quarter 37.0%
2302:23 am 12:08 pm 07:41 pm 229,650 First Quarter
10:32 pm
50.0%
2403:04 am 01:19 pm 08:34 pm 232,155Waxing Gibbous 59.9%
2503:37 am 02:27 pm 09:22 pm 235,008Waxing Gibbous 70.5%
2604:05 am 03:32 pm 10:06 pm 238,033Waxing Gibbous 79.9%
2704:30 am 04:35 pm 10:49 pm 241,058Waxing Gibbous 87.7%
2804:53 am 05:36 pm 11:31 pm 243,927Waxing Gibbous 93.7%
2905:17 am 06:37 pm 245,267Waxing Gibbous 96.0%
3012:13 am 05:41 am 07:38 pm 246,500Waxing 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 15.8% 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: 12:50 am
Set: 06:49 am
Rise: 07:44 pm
Full Moon: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,648
2
April 2
Apex: 01:33 am
Set: 07:13 am
Rise: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,390
3
April 3
Apex: 02:16 am
Set: 07:38 am
Rise: 09:48 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,772
4
April 4
Apex: 03:00 am
Set: 08:06 am
Rise: 10:50 pm
Illumination: 95.2%
Distance: 249,688
5
April 5
Apex: 03:47 am
Set: 08:38 am
Rise: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 90.1%
Distance: 251,055
6
April 6
Apex: 04:35 am
Set: 09:16 am
Illumination: 83.4%
Distance: 251,816
7
April 7
Rise: 12:49 am
Apex: 05:26 am
Set: 10:00 am
Illumination: 75.5%
Distance: 251,935
8
April 8
Rise: 01:44 am
Apex: 06:17 am
Set: 10:51 am
Illumination: 66.7%
Distance: 251,399
9
April 9
Rise: 02:32 am
Apex: 07:09 am
Set: 11:48 am
Illumination: 57.1%
Distance: 250,220
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Last Qtr: 12:52 am
Rise: 03:14 am
Apex: 07:59 am
Set: 12:49 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 248,436
11
April 11
Rise: 03:50 am
Apex: 08:48 am
Set: 01:52 pm
Illumination: 37.2%
Distance: 246,120
12
April 12
Rise: 04:21 am
Apex: 09:35 am
Set: 02:57 pm
Illumination: 27.4%
Distance: 243,374
13
April 13
Rise: 04:49 am
Apex: 10:21 am
Set: 04:02 pm
Illumination: 18.4%
Distance: 240,337
14
April 14
Rise: 05:15 am
Apex: 11:07 am
Set: 05:09 pm
Illumination: 10.6%
Distance: 237,177
15
April 15
Rise: 05:41 am
Apex: 11:53 am
Set: 06:17 pm
Illumination: 4.5%
Distance: 234,080
16
April 16
Rise: 06:07 am
Apex: 12:42 pm
Set: 07:28 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,241
17 NEW MOON
April 17
Rise: 06:37 am
New Moon: 07:52 am
Apex: 01:34 pm
Set: 08:43 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,847
18
April 18
Rise: 07:12 am
Apex: 02:30 pm
Set: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 227,061
19
April 19
Rise: 07:54 am
Apex: 03:31 pm
Set: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 7.8%
Distance: 226,007
20
April 20
Rise: 08:45 am
Apex: 04:36 pm
Illumination: 15.8%
Distance: 225,758
21
April 21
Set: 12:30 am
Rise: 09:46 am
Apex: 05:41 pm
Illumination: 25.8%
Distance: 226,325
22
April 22
Set: 01:33 am
Rise: 10:55 am
Apex: 06:43 pm
Illumination: 37.0%
Distance: 227,658
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 02:23 am
Rise: 12:08 pm
Apex: 07:41 pm
First Qtr: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,650
24
April 24
Set: 03:04 am
Rise: 01:19 pm
Apex: 08:34 pm
Illumination: 59.9%
Distance: 232,155
25
April 25
Set: 03:37 am
Rise: 02:27 pm
Apex: 09:22 pm
Illumination: 70.5%
Distance: 235,008
26
April 26
Set: 04:05 am
Rise: 03:32 pm
Apex: 10:06 pm
Illumination: 79.9%
Distance: 238,033
27
April 27
Set: 04:30 am
Rise: 04:35 pm
Apex: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 87.7%
Distance: 241,058
28
April 28
Set: 04:53 am
Rise: 05:36 pm
Apex: 11:31 pm
Illumination: 93.7%
Distance: 243,927
29
April 29
Set: 05:17 am
Rise: 06:37 pm
Illumination: 96.0%
Distance: 245,267
30
April 30
Apex: 12:13 am
Set: 05:41 am
Rise: 07:38 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,500