Daily Moon Almanac for Highwood,Illinois
Monday   04/20/2026
07:48 am
MOONRISE		 04:00 pm
APEX (Transit)		 No Moonset
Today
15.6%
Illumination at Apex		 Waxing Crescent
Moon Phase		 225,754
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
Highwood,Illinois - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
112:14 am 06:10 am 07:13 pm 242,578 Full Moon
09:12 pm 		100.0%
212:57 am 06:30 am 08:19 pm 245,327Full Moon 100.0%
301:40 am 06:52 am 09:25 pm 247,719Full Moon 98.7%
402:24 am 07:16 am 10:30 pm 249,647Waning Gibbous 95.3%
503:11 am 07:45 am 11:35 pm 251,029Waning Gibbous 90.2%
603:59 am 08:20 am 251,805Waning Gibbous 83.6%
712:35 am 04:50 am 09:02 am 251,940Waning Gibbous 75.7%
801:30 am 05:41 am 09:53 am 251,420Waning Gibbous 66.9%
902:17 am 06:33 am 10:51 am 250,256 Last Quarter
11:52 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1002:57 am 07:23 am 11:55 am 248,486Last Quarter 47.4%
1103:29 am 08:12 am 01:02 pm 246,181Last Quarter 37.4%
1203:57 am 08:59 am 02:11 pm 243,444Waning Crescent 27.7%
1304:21 am 09:45 am 03:20 pm 240,413Waning Crescent 18.6%
1404:43 am 10:31 am 04:31 pm 237,253Waning Crescent 10.7%
1505:04 am 11:17 am 05:44 pm 234,152Waning Crescent 4.7%
1605:26 am 12:06 pm 07:00 pm 231,305New Moon 0.9%
1705:52 am 12:58 pm 08:20 pm 228,898 New Moon
06:52 am 		0.0%
1806:22 am 01:55 pm 09:42 pm 227,096Waxing Crescent 2.3%
1906:59 am 02:56 pm 11:03 pm 226,023Waxing Crescent 7.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2007:48 am 04:00 pm 225,754Waxing Crescent 15.6%
2112:17 am 08:49 am 05:05 pm 226,303Waxing Crescent 25.5%
2201:18 am 09:59 am 06:08 pm 227,618First Quarter 36.7%
2302:06 am 11:15 am 07:05 pm 229,595 First Quarter
09:32 pm 		50.0%
2402:43 am 12:30 pm 07:58 pm 232,090Waxing Gibbous 59.7%
2503:12 am 01:42 pm 08:46 pm 234,937Waxing Gibbous 70.3%
2603:35 am 02:52 pm 09:30 pm 237,959Waxing Gibbous 79.7%
2703:56 am 03:58 pm 10:13 pm 240,986Waxing Gibbous 87.5%
2804:16 am 05:04 pm 10:55 pm 243,860Waxing Gibbous 93.6%
2904:35 am 06:08 pm 11:37 pm 246,442Waxing Gibbous 97.7%
3004:56 am 07:13 pm 247,596Full 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 15.6% 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: 12:14 am
Set: 06:10 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Full Moon: 09:12 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 242,578
2
April 2
Apex: 12:57 am
Set: 06:30 am
Rise: 08:19 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 245,327
3
April 3
Apex: 01:40 am
Set: 06:52 am
Rise: 09:25 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 247,719
4
April 4
Apex: 02:24 am
Set: 07:16 am
Rise: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 95.3%
Distance: 249,647
5
April 5
Apex: 03:11 am
Set: 07:45 am
Rise: 11:35 pm
Illumination: 90.2%
Distance: 251,029
6
April 6
Apex: 03:59 am
Set: 08:20 am
Illumination: 83.6%
Distance: 251,805
7
April 7
Rise: 12:35 am
Apex: 04:50 am
Set: 09:02 am
Illumination: 75.7%
Distance: 251,940
8
April 8
Rise: 01:30 am
Apex: 05:41 am
Set: 09:53 am
Illumination: 66.9%
Distance: 251,420
9
April 9
Rise: 02:17 am
Apex: 06:33 am
Set: 10:51 am
Last Qtr: 11:52 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 250,256
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Rise: 02:57 am
Apex: 07:23 am
Set: 11:55 am
Illumination: 47.4%
Distance: 248,486
11
April 11
Rise: 03:29 am
Apex: 08:12 am
Set: 01:02 pm
Illumination: 37.4%
Distance: 246,181
12
April 12
Rise: 03:57 am
Apex: 08:59 am
Set: 02:11 pm
Illumination: 27.7%
Distance: 243,444
13
April 13
Rise: 04:21 am
Apex: 09:45 am
Set: 03:20 pm
Illumination: 18.6%
Distance: 240,413
14
April 14
Rise: 04:43 am
Apex: 10:31 am
Set: 04:31 pm
Illumination: 10.7%
Distance: 237,253
15
April 15
Rise: 05:04 am
Apex: 11:17 am
Set: 05:44 pm
Illumination: 4.7%
Distance: 234,152
16
April 16
Rise: 05:26 am
Apex: 12:06 pm
Set: 07:00 pm
Illumination: 0.9%
Distance: 231,305
17 NEW MOON
April 17
Rise: 05:52 am
New Moon: 06:52 am
Apex: 12:58 pm
Set: 08:20 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 228,898
18
April 18
Rise: 06:22 am
Apex: 01:55 pm
Set: 09:42 pm
Illumination: 2.3%
Distance: 227,096
19
April 19
Rise: 06:59 am
Apex: 02:56 pm
Set: 11:03 pm
Illumination: 7.6%
Distance: 226,023
20
April 20
Rise: 07:48 am
Apex: 04:00 pm
Illumination: 15.6%
Distance: 225,754
21
April 21
Set: 12:17 am
Rise: 08:49 am
Apex: 05:05 pm
Illumination: 25.5%
Distance: 226,303
22
April 22
Set: 01:18 am
Rise: 09:59 am
Apex: 06:08 pm
Illumination: 36.7%
Distance: 227,618
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Set: 02:06 am
Rise: 11:15 am
Apex: 07:05 pm
First Qtr: 09:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,595
24
April 24
Set: 02:43 am
Rise: 12:30 pm
Apex: 07:58 pm
Illumination: 59.7%
Distance: 232,090
25
April 25
Set: 03:12 am
Rise: 01:42 pm
Apex: 08:46 pm
Illumination: 70.3%
Distance: 234,937
26
April 26
Set: 03:35 am
Rise: 02:52 pm
Apex: 09:30 pm
Illumination: 79.7%
Distance: 237,959
27
April 27
Set: 03:56 am
Rise: 03:58 pm
Apex: 10:13 pm
Illumination: 87.5%
Distance: 240,986
28
April 28
Set: 04:16 am
Rise: 05:04 pm
Apex: 10:55 pm
Illumination: 93.6%
Distance: 243,860
29
April 29
Set: 04:35 am
Rise: 06:08 pm
Apex: 11:37 pm
Illumination: 97.7%
Distance: 246,442
30
April 30
Set: 04:56 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 99.0%
Distance: 247,596