Daily Moon Almanac for Watsonville, California
Monday   04/20/2026
08:30 am
MOONRISE		 04:22 pm
APEX (Transit)		 No Moonset
Today
15.7%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,757
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
Watsonville, California - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:34 am 06:31 am 07:30 pm 242,617 Full Moon
07:12 pm 		100.0%
201:17 am 06:55 am 08:32 pm 245,362Full Moon 100.0%
301:59 am 07:20 am 09:34 pm 247,749Full Moon 98.6%
402:45 am 07:49 am 10:36 pm 249,670Waning Gibbous 95.3%
503:31 am 08:21 am 11:37 pm 251,044Waning Gibbous 90.1%
604:20 am 08:59 am 251,812Waning Gibbous 83.5%
712:35 am 05:11 am 09:45 am 251,937Waning Gibbous 75.6%
801:29 am 06:02 am 10:36 am 251,408Waning Gibbous 66.8%
902:16 am 06:53 am 11:34 am 250,235 Last Quarter
09:52 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:57 am 07:44 am 12:35 pm 248,458Last Quarter 47.3%
1103:33 am 08:32 am 01:39 pm 246,146Last Quarter 37.3%
1204:03 am 09:19 am 02:43 pm 243,405Waning Crescent 27.5%
1304:31 am 10:05 am 03:49 pm 240,370Waning Crescent 18.5%
1404:57 am 10:51 am 04:55 pm 237,210Waning Crescent 10.7%
1505:23 am 11:38 am 06:04 pm 234,111Waning Crescent 4.6%
1605:50 am 12:27 pm 07:16 pm 231,268New Moon 0.9%
1706:20 am 01:19 pm 08:31 pm 228,868 New Moon
04:52 am 		0.0%
1806:55 am 02:16 pm 09:49 pm 227,075Waxing Crescent 2.4%
1907:38 am 03:18 pm 11:06 pm 226,013Waxing Crescent 7.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:30 am 04:22 pm 225,757Waxing Crescent 15.7%
2112:17 am 09:33 am 05:27 pm 226,317Waxing Crescent 25.7%
2201:18 am 10:43 am 06:29 pm 227,642First Quarter 36.8%
2302:08 am 11:55 am 07:26 pm 229,627 First Quarter
07:32 pm 		50.0%
2402:47 am 01:06 pm 08:18 pm 232,128Waxing Gibbous 59.8%
2503:20 am 02:14 pm 09:06 pm 234,977Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2603:47 am 03:18 pm 09:50 pm 238,000Waxing Gibbous 79.8%
2704:12 am 04:21 pm 10:33 pm 241,026Waxing Gibbous 87.6%
2804:35 am 05:22 pm 11:15 pm 243,897Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2904:58 am 06:23 pm 11:57 pm 246,474Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
3005:23 am 07:24 pm 247,624Full 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 15.7% 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: 12:34 am
Set: 06:31 am
Full Moon: 07:12 pm
Rise: 07:30 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,617
2
April 2
Apex: 01:17 am
Set: 06:55 am
Rise: 08:32 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,362
3
April 3
Apex: 01:59 am
Set: 07:20 am
Rise: 09:34 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,749
4
April 4
Apex: 02:45 am
Set: 07:49 am
Rise: 10:36 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 249,670
5
April 5
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 08:21 am
Rise: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 90.1%
Distance: 251,044
6
April 6
Apex: 04:20 am
Set: 08:59 am
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 251,812
7
April 7
Rise: 12:35 am
Apex: 05:11 am
Set: 09:45 am
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 251,937
8
April 8
Rise: 01:29 am
Apex: 06:02 am
Set: 10:36 am
Illumination: 66.8%
Distance: 251,408
9
April 9
Rise: 02:16 am
Apex: 06:53 am
Set: 11:34 am
Last Qtr: 09:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 250,235
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Rise: 02:57 am
Apex: 07:44 am
Set: 12:35 pm
Illumination: 47.3%
Distance: 248,458
11
April 11
Rise: 03:33 am
Apex: 08:32 am
Set: 01:39 pm
Illumination: 37.3%
Distance: 246,146
12
April 12
Rise: 04:03 am
Apex: 09:19 am
Set: 02:43 pm
Illumination: 27.5%
Distance: 243,405
13
April 13
Rise: 04:31 am
Apex: 10:05 am
Set: 03:49 pm
Illumination: 18.5%
Distance: 240,370
14
April 14
Rise: 04:57 am
Apex: 10:51 am
Set: 04:55 pm
Illumination: 10.7%
Distance: 237,210
15
April 15
Rise: 05:23 am
Apex: 11:38 am
Set: 06:04 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 234,111
16
April 16
Rise: 05:50 am
Apex: 12:27 pm
Set: 07:16 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,268
17 NEW MOON
April 17
New Moon: 04:52 am
Rise: 06:20 am
Apex: 01:19 pm
Set: 08:31 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,868
18
April 18
Rise: 06:55 am
Apex: 02:16 pm
Set: 09:49 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 227,075
19
April 19
Rise: 07:38 am
Apex: 03:18 pm
Set: 11:06 pm
Illumination: 7.7%
Distance: 226,013
20
April 20
Rise: 08:30 am
Apex: 04:22 pm
Illumination: 15.7%
Distance: 225,757
21
April 21
Set: 12:17 am
Rise: 09:33 am
Apex: 05:27 pm
Illumination: 25.7%
Distance: 226,317
22
April 22
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 10:43 am
Apex: 06:29 pm
Illumination: 36.8%
Distance: 227,642
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 02:08 am
Rise: 11:55 am
Apex: 07:26 pm
First Qtr: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,627
24
April 24
Set: 02:47 am
Rise: 01:06 pm
Apex: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 59.8%
Distance: 232,128
25
April 25
Set: 03:20 am
Rise: 02:14 pm
Apex: 09:06 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 234,977
26
April 26
Set: 03:47 am
Rise: 03:18 pm
Apex: 09:50 pm
Illumination: 79.8%
Distance: 238,000
27
April 27
Set: 04:12 am
Rise: 04:21 pm
Apex: 10:33 pm
Illumination: 87.6%
Distance: 241,026
28
April 28
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 05:22 pm
Apex: 11:15 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 243,897
29
April 29
Set: 04:58 am
Rise: 06:23 pm
Apex: 11:57 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,474
30
April 30
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 07:24 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 247,624