Daily Moon Almanac for The Forest,Virginia
Tuesday   04/21/2026
12:16 am
MOONSET		 09:26 am
MOONRISE		 05:23 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
The Forest,Virginia - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:33 am 06:32 am 07:28 pm 242,615 Full Moon
10:12 pm 		100.0%
201:16 am 06:55 am 08:30 pm 245,360Full Moon 100.0%
301:59 am 07:20 am 09:32 pm 247,747Full Moon 98.6%
402:43 am 07:47 am 10:34 pm 249,668Waning Gibbous 95.3%
503:30 am 08:19 am 11:36 pm 251,043Waning Gibbous 90.1%
604:18 am 08:56 am 251,811Waning Gibbous 83.5%
712:35 am 05:08 am 09:40 am 251,938Waning Gibbous 75.6%
801:29 am 05:59 am 10:31 am 251,409Waning Gibbous 66.8%
902:17 am 06:51 am 11:28 am 250,237Waning Gibbous 57.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:59 am 07:42 am 12:29 pm 248,460 Last Quarter
12:52 am 		50.0%
1103:35 am 08:31 am 01:33 pm 246,149Last Quarter 37.3%
1204:05 am 09:18 am 02:38 pm 243,408Waning Crescent 27.5%
1304:33 am 10:04 am 03:44 pm 240,374Waning Crescent 18.5%
1404:58 am 10:50 am 04:51 pm 237,213Waning Crescent 10.7%
1505:24 am 11:36 am 05:59 pm 234,114Waning Crescent 4.6%
1605:50 am 12:25 pm 07:12 pm 231,272New Moon 0.9%
1706:19 am 01:17 pm 08:27 pm 228,872 New Moon
07:52 am 		0.0%
1806:53 am 02:13 pm 09:45 pm 227,078Waxing Crescent 2.4%
1907:34 am 03:14 pm 11:03 pm 226,015Waxing Crescent 7.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:25 am 04:18 pm 225,756Waxing Crescent 15.7%
2112:16 am 09:26 am 05:23 pm 226,314Waxing Crescent 25.6%
2201:18 am 10:35 am 06:26 pm 227,639First Quarter 36.8%
2302:09 am 11:48 am 07:24 pm 229,623 First Quarter
10:32 pm 		50.0%
2402:49 am 12:59 pm 08:16 pm 232,124Waxing Gibbous 59.8%
2503:21 am 02:09 pm 09:04 pm 234,974Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2603:49 am 03:14 pm 09:49 pm 237,998Waxing Gibbous 79.8%
2704:13 am 04:17 pm 10:32 pm 241,024Waxing Gibbous 87.6%
2804:36 am 05:19 pm 11:14 pm 243,895Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2904:59 am 06:20 pm 11:56 pm 246,472Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
3005:23 am 07:22 pm 247,622Full 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: 12:33 am
Set: 06:32 am
Rise: 07:28 pm
Full Moon: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,615
2
April 2
Apex: 01:16 am
Set: 06:55 am
Rise: 08:30 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,360
3
April 3
Apex: 01:59 am
Set: 07:20 am
Rise: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,747
4
April 4
Apex: 02:43 am
Set: 07:47 am
Rise: 10:34 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 249,668
5
April 5
Apex: 03:30 am
Set: 08:19 am
Rise: 11:36 pm
Illumination: 90.1%
Distance: 251,043
6
April 6
Apex: 04:18 am
Set: 08:56 am
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 251,811
7
April 7
Rise: 12:35 am
Apex: 05:08 am
Set: 09:40 am
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 251,938
8
April 8
Rise: 01:29 am
Apex: 05:59 am
Set: 10:31 am
Illumination: 66.8%
Distance: 251,409
9
April 9
Rise: 02:17 am
Apex: 06:51 am
Set: 11:28 am
Illumination: 57.2%
Distance: 250,237
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Last Qtr: 12:52 am
Rise: 02:59 am
Apex: 07:42 am
Set: 12:29 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 248,460
11
April 11
Rise: 03:35 am
Apex: 08:31 am
Set: 01:33 pm
Illumination: 37.3%
Distance: 246,149
12
April 12
Rise: 04:05 am
Apex: 09:18 am
Set: 02:38 pm
Illumination: 27.5%
Distance: 243,408
13
April 13
Rise: 04:33 am
Apex: 10:04 am
Set: 03:44 pm
Illumination: 18.5%
Distance: 240,374
14
April 14
Rise: 04:58 am
Apex: 10:50 am
Set: 04:51 pm
Illumination: 10.7%
Distance: 237,213
15
April 15
Rise: 05:24 am
Apex: 11:36 am
Set: 05:59 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 234,114
16
April 16
Rise: 05:50 am
Apex: 12:25 pm
Set: 07:12 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,272
17 NEW MOON
April 17
Rise: 06:19 am
New Moon: 07:52 am
Apex: 01:17 pm
Set: 08:27 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,872
18
April 18
Rise: 06:53 am
Apex: 02:13 pm
Set: 09:45 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 227,078
19
April 19
Rise: 07:34 am
Apex: 03:14 pm
Set: 11:03 pm
Illumination: 7.7%
Distance: 226,015
20
April 20
Rise: 08:25 am
Apex: 04:18 pm
Illumination: 15.7%
Distance: 225,756
21
April 21
Set: 12:16 am
Rise: 09:26 am
Apex: 05:23 pm
Illumination: 25.6%
Distance: 226,314
22
April 22
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 10:35 am
Apex: 06:26 pm
Illumination: 36.8%
Distance: 227,639
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 02:09 am
Rise: 11:48 am
Apex: 07:24 pm
First Qtr: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,623
24
April 24
Set: 02:49 am
Rise: 12:59 pm
Apex: 08:16 pm
Illumination: 59.8%
Distance: 232,124
25
April 25
Set: 03:21 am
Rise: 02:09 pm
Apex: 09:04 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 234,974
26
April 26
Set: 03:49 am
Rise: 03:14 pm
Apex: 09:49 pm
Illumination: 79.8%
Distance: 237,998
27
April 27
Set: 04:13 am
Rise: 04:17 pm
Apex: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 87.6%
Distance: 241,024
28
April 28
Set: 04:36 am
Rise: 05:19 pm
Apex: 11:14 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 243,895
29
April 29
Set: 04:59 am
Rise: 06:20 pm
Apex: 11:56 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,472
30
April 30
Set: 05:23 am
Rise: 07:22 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 247,622