Daily Moon Almanac for
Sunday   04/12/2026
No Moonrise
Today
07:23 am
APEX (Transit)
No Moonset
Today
28.3%
Illumination at Apex
Waning Crescent
Moon Phase
243,632
Distance in miles
April's full moon is called the Pink Moon
- Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
April 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
103:37 am 08:18 pm 11:21 pm 245,159 Full Moon
10:12 pm
100.0%
201:35 am 251,919Waning Gibbous 84.7%
312:04 am 247,578Full Moon 98.8%
412:48 am 249,539Waning Gibbous 95.6%
501:35 am 250,957Waning Gibbous 90.6%
602:23 am 251,774Waning Gibbous 84.1%
703:13 am 251,951Waning Gibbous 76.3%
804:05 am 251,473Waning Gibbous 67.5%
904:56 am 250,350Waning Gibbous 58.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
1005:47 am 248,618 Last Quarter
12:52 am
50.0%
1106:36 am 246,345Last Quarter 38.1%
1207:23 am 243,632Waning Crescent 28.3%
1308:09 am 240,615Waning Crescent 19.2%
1405:19 am 08:55 am 01:30 pm 237,458Waning Crescent 11.2%
1503:34 am 09:41 am 05:21 pm 234,347Waning Crescent 5.0%
1601:47 am 10:30 am 231,478Waning Crescent 1.1%
1711:21 am 229,038 New Moon
07:52 am
0.0%
1812:17 pm 227,192Waxing Crescent 2.1%
1901:18 pm 226,069Waxing Crescent 7.2%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)
MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)
DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:22 pm 225,747Waxing Crescent 15.0%
2103:27 pm 226,243Waxing Crescent 24.8%
2204:30 pm 227,511First Quarter 35.9%
2305:28 pm 229,450 First Quarter
10:32 pm
50.0%
2406:21 pm 231,916Waxing Gibbous 59.0%
2507:10 pm 234,745Waxing Gibbous 69.6%
2606:32 am 09:20 am 07:54 pm 237,762Waxing Gibbous 79.1%
2703:52 am 01:41 pm 08:37 pm 240,794Waxing Gibbous 87.1%
2802:19 am 05:08 pm 09:19 pm 243,682Waxing Gibbous 93.2%
2912:38 am 10:01 pm 246,287Waxing Gibbous 97.5%
3010:45 pm 248,492Full Moon 99.7%
Did you know?
This full moon on the 1st is known as the Full Pink Moon.
The moon phase for today is Waning Crescent.
The moon is 28.3% illuminated today.
Tomorrow the moon will decrease 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
Set: 03:37 am
Rise: 08:18 pm
Full Moon: 10:12 pm
Apex: 11:21 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,159
2
April 2
Set: 01:35 am
Illumination: 84.7%
Distance: 251,919
3
April 3
Apex: 12:04 am
Illumination: 98.8%
Distance: 247,578
4
April 4
Apex: 12:48 am
Illumination: 95.6%
Distance: 249,539
5
April 5
Apex: 01:35 am
Illumination: 90.6%
Distance: 250,957
6
April 6
Apex: 02:23 am
Illumination: 84.1%
Distance: 251,774
7
April 7
Apex: 03:13 am
Illumination: 76.3%
Distance: 251,951
8
April 8
Apex: 04:05 am
Illumination: 67.5%
Distance: 251,473
9
April 9
Apex: 04:56 am
Illumination: 58.0%
Distance: 250,350
10 LAST QTR
April 10
Last Qtr: 12:52 am
Apex: 05:47 am
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 248,618
11
April 11
Apex: 06:36 am
Illumination: 38.1%
Distance: 246,345
12
April 12
Apex: 07:23 am
Illumination: 28.3%
Distance: 243,632
13
April 13
Apex: 08:09 am
Illumination: 19.2%
Distance: 240,615
14
April 14
Rise: 05:19 am
Apex: 08:55 am
Set: 01:30 pm
Illumination: 11.2%
Distance: 237,458
15
April 15
Rise: 03:34 am
Apex: 09:41 am
Set: 05:21 pm
Illumination: 5.0%
Distance: 234,347
16
April 16
Rise: 01:47 am
Apex: 10:30 am
Illumination: 1.1%
Distance: 231,478
17 NEW MOON
April 17
New Moon: 07:52 am
Apex: 11:21 am
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 229,038
18
April 18
Apex: 12:17 pm
Illumination: 2.1%
Distance: 227,192
19
April 19
Apex: 01:18 pm
Illumination: 7.2%
Distance: 226,069
20
April 20
Apex: 02:22 pm
Illumination: 15.0%
Distance: 225,747
21
April 21
Apex: 03:27 pm
Illumination: 24.8%
Distance: 226,243
22
April 22
Apex: 04:30 pm
Illumination: 35.9%
Distance: 227,511
23 FIRST QTR
April 23
Apex: 05:28 pm
First Qtr: 10:32 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 229,450
24
April 24
Apex: 06:21 pm
Illumination: 59.0%
Distance: 231,916
25
April 25
Apex: 07:10 pm
Illumination: 69.6%
Distance: 234,745
26
April 26
Set: 06:32 am
Rise: 09:20 am
Apex: 07:54 pm
Illumination: 79.1%
Distance: 237,762
27
April 27
Set: 03:52 am
Rise: 01:41 pm
Apex: 08:37 pm
Illumination: 87.1%
Distance: 240,794
28
April 28
Set: 02:19 am
Rise: 05:08 pm
Apex: 09:19 pm
Illumination: 93.2%
Distance: 243,682
29
April 29
Set: 12:38 am
Apex: 10:01 pm
Illumination: 97.5%
Distance: 246,287
30
April 30
Apex: 10:45 pm
Illumination: 99.7%
Distance: 248,492