Daily Moon Almanac for Ankeny,Pennsylvania
Friday   04/17/2026
06:20 am
MOONRISE		 01:22 pm
APEX (Transit)		 08:38 pm
MOONSET
0.1%
Illumination at Apex		 New Moon
Moon Phase		 228,864
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
Ankeny,Pennsylvania - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:39 am 06:36 am 07:35 pm 242,625 Full Moon
10:12 pm 		100.0%
201:21 am 06:57 am 08:39 pm 245,369Full Moon 100.0%
302:04 am 07:20 am 09:43 pm 247,755Full Moon 98.6%
402:48 am 07:46 am 10:47 pm 249,674Waning Gibbous 95.3%
503:35 am 08:16 am 11:50 pm 251,047Waning Gibbous 90.1%
604:23 am 08:52 am 251,813Waning Gibbous 83.5%
712:50 am 05:14 am 09:36 am 251,937Waning Gibbous 75.6%
801:45 am 06:05 am 10:26 am 251,406Waning Gibbous 66.7%
902:33 am 06:57 am 11:24 am 250,232Waning Gibbous 57.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:13 am 07:47 am 12:26 pm 248,453 Last Quarter
12:52 am 		50.0%
1103:47 am 08:36 am 01:32 pm 246,140Last Quarter 37.3%
1204:16 am 09:23 am 02:39 pm 243,397Waning Crescent 27.5%
1304:42 am 10:09 am 03:47 pm 240,362Waning Crescent 18.5%
1405:06 am 10:55 am 04:56 pm 237,202Waning Crescent 10.6%
1505:29 am 11:42 am 06:07 pm 234,104Waning Crescent 4.6%
1605:53 am 12:30 pm 07:21 pm 231,262New Moon 0.9%
1706:20 am 01:22 pm 08:38 pm 228,864 New Moon
07:52 am 		0.0%
1806:52 am 02:19 pm 09:59 pm 227,073Waxing Crescent 2.4%
1907:31 am 03:20 pm 11:18 pm 226,013Waxing Crescent 7.7%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2008:21 am 04:24 pm 225,757Waxing Crescent 15.7%
2112:31 am 09:21 am 05:29 pm 226,318Waxing Crescent 25.7%
2201:33 am 10:31 am 06:31 pm 227,645First Quarter 36.9%
2302:23 am 11:45 am 07:29 pm 229,631 First Quarter
10:32 pm 		50.0%
2403:01 am 12:59 pm 08:22 pm 232,134Waxing Gibbous 59.9%
2503:32 am 02:10 pm 09:10 pm 234,985Waxing Gibbous 70.4%
2603:57 am 03:17 pm 09:54 pm 238,009Waxing Gibbous 79.8%
2704:20 am 04:22 pm 10:37 pm 241,035Waxing Gibbous 87.6%
2804:41 am 05:26 pm 11:19 pm 243,905Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2905:02 am 06:29 pm 245,247Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
3012:01 am 05:24 am 07:32 pm 246,481Waxing 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 New Moon which occurs at 07:52 am.
The moon is 0.0% illuminated today.
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: 12:39 am
Set: 06:36 am
Rise: 07:35 pm
Full Moon: 10:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,625
2
April 2
Apex: 01:21 am
Set: 06:57 am
Rise: 08:39 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,369
3
April 3
Apex: 02:04 am
Set: 07:20 am
Rise: 09:43 pm
Illumination: 98.6%
Distance: 247,755
4
April 4
Apex: 02:48 am
Set: 07:46 am
Rise: 10:47 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 249,674
5
April 5
Apex: 03:35 am
Set: 08:16 am
Rise: 11:50 pm
Illumination: 90.1%
Distance: 251,047
6
April 6
Apex: 04:23 am
Set: 08:52 am
Illumination: 83.5%
Distance: 251,813
7
April 7
Rise: 12:50 am
Apex: 05:14 am
Set: 09:36 am
Illumination: 75.6%
Distance: 251,937
8
April 8
Rise: 01:45 am
Apex: 06:05 am
Set: 10:26 am
Illumination: 66.7%
Distance: 251,406
9
April 9
Rise: 02:33 am
Apex: 06:57 am
Set: 11:24 am
Illumination: 57.2%
Distance: 250,232
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Last Qtr: 12:52 am
Rise: 03:13 am
Apex: 07:47 am
Set: 12:26 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 248,453
11
April 11
Rise: 03:47 am
Apex: 08:36 am
Set: 01:32 pm
Illumination: 37.3%
Distance: 246,140
12
April 12
Rise: 04:16 am
Apex: 09:23 am
Set: 02:39 pm
Illumination: 27.5%
Distance: 243,397
13
April 13
Rise: 04:42 am
Apex: 10:09 am
Set: 03:47 pm
Illumination: 18.5%
Distance: 240,362
14
April 14
Rise: 05:06 am
Apex: 10:55 am
Set: 04:56 pm
Illumination: 10.6%
Distance: 237,202
15
April 15
Rise: 05:29 am
Apex: 11:42 am
Set: 06:07 pm
Illumination: 4.6%
Distance: 234,104
16
April 16
Rise: 05:53 am
Apex: 12:30 pm
Set: 07:21 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,262
17 NEW MOON
April 17
Rise: 06:20 am
New Moon: 07:52 am
Apex: 01:22 pm
Set: 08:38 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,864
18
April 18
Rise: 06:52 am
Apex: 02:19 pm
Set: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 2.4%
Distance: 227,073
19
April 19
Rise: 07:31 am
Apex: 03:20 pm
Set: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 7.7%
Distance: 226,013
20
April 20
Rise: 08:21 am
Apex: 04:24 pm
Illumination: 15.7%
Distance: 225,757
21
April 21
Set: 12:31 am
Rise: 09:21 am
Apex: 05:29 pm
Illumination: 25.7%
Distance: 226,318
22
April 22
Set: 01:33 am
Rise: 10:31 am
Apex: 06:31 pm
Illumination: 36.9%
Distance: 227,645
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 02:23 am
Rise: 11:45 am
Apex: 07:29 pm
First Qtr: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,631
24
April 24
Set: 03:01 am
Rise: 12:59 pm
Apex: 08:22 pm
Illumination: 59.9%
Distance: 232,134
25
April 25
Set: 03:32 am
Rise: 02:10 pm
Apex: 09:10 pm
Illumination: 70.4%
Distance: 234,985
26
April 26
Set: 03:57 am
Rise: 03:17 pm
Apex: 09:54 pm
Illumination: 79.8%
Distance: 238,009
27
April 27
Set: 04:20 am
Rise: 04:22 pm
Apex: 10:37 pm
Illumination: 87.6%
Distance: 241,035
28
April 28
Set: 04:41 am
Rise: 05:26 pm
Apex: 11:19 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 243,905
29
April 29
Set: 05:02 am
Rise: 06:29 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 245,247
30
April 30
Apex: 12:01 am
Set: 05:24 am
Rise: 07:32 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,481