April 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

April 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: April 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, April 1, 2026. Weekday headings follow the Gregorian calendar. 13-month dates appear below each day. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

Moon phases for April 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%Apr 7 Full Moon 10:11 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 99.1% illuminated99.1%Apr 8 Full Moon, 96.3% illuminated96.3%Apr 9 Waning Gibbous, 91.8% illuminated91.8%Apr 10
Waning Gibbous, 85.9% illuminated85.9%Apr 11 Waning Gibbous, 78.7% illuminated78.7%Apr 12 Waning Gibbous, 70.5% illuminated70.5%Apr 13 Last Quarter, 61.5% illuminated61.5%Apr 14 Last Quarter, 52.1% illuminated52.1%Apr 15 Last Quarter, 42.4% illuminated42.4%Apr 16 Last Quarter 12:51 a.m. EDT Last Quarter, 32.8% illuminated32.8%Apr 17
Waning Crescent, 23.5% illuminated23.5%Apr 18 Waning Crescent, 15.2% illuminated15.2%Apr 19 Waning Crescent, 8.2% illuminated8.2%Apr 20 New Moon, 3.1% illuminated3.1%Apr 21 New Moon, 0.4% illuminated0.4%Apr 22 New Moon, 0.5% illuminated0.5%Apr 23 New Moon 7:51 a.m. EDT New Moon, 3.5% illuminated3.5%Apr 24
Waxing Crescent, 9.2% illuminated9.2%Apr 25 Waxing Crescent, 17.2% illuminated17.2%Apr 26 Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated27%Apr 27 First Quarter, 37.8% illuminated37.8%Apr 28 First Quarter, 48.9% illuminated48.9%May 1 First Quarter 10:31 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%May 2 First Quarter, 70.1% illuminated70.1%May 3
Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminated79.2%May 4 Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminated86.9%May 5 Waxing Gibbous, 92.9% illuminated92.9%May 6 Full Moon, 97.1% illuminated97.1%May 7 Full Moon, 99.4% illuminated99.4%May 8

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

April 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in April 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Full Moon10:11 p.m. EDT
2:11 a.m. UTC		April 7, 2026
Last Quarter12:51 a.m. EDT
4:51 a.m. UTC		April 16, 2026
New Moon7:51 a.m. EDT
11:51 a.m. UTC		April 23, 2026
First Quarter10:31 p.m. EDT
2:31 a.m. UTC		May 1, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in April 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminatedFull Moon99.9%, 7:17 p.m. EDT
, 11:17 p.m. UTC		April 7, 2026
Full Moon, 99.1% illuminatedFull Moon99.1%, 8:21 p.m. EDT
, 12:21 a.m. UTC		April 8, 2026
Full Moon, 96.3% illuminatedFull Moon96.3%, 9:26 p.m. EDT
, 1:26 a.m. UTC		April 9, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 91.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous91.8%, 10:31 p.m. EDT
, 2:31 a.m. UTC		April 10, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 85.9% illuminatedWaning Gibbous85.9%, 11:35 p.m. EDT
, 3:35 a.m. UTC		April 11, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 78.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous78.7%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateApril 12, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 70.5% illuminatedWaning Gibbous70.5%, 12:35 a.m. EDT
, 4:35 a.m. UTC		April 13, 2026
Last Quarter, 61.5% illuminatedLast Quarter61.5%, 1:30 a.m. EDT
, 5:30 a.m. UTC		April 14, 2026
Last Quarter, 52.1% illuminatedLast Quarter52.1%, 2:17 a.m. EDT
, 6:17 a.m. UTC		April 15, 2026
Last Quarter, 42.4% illuminatedLast Quarter42.4%, 2:57 a.m. EDT
, 6:57 a.m. UTC		April 16, 2026
Last Quarter, 32.8% illuminatedLast Quarter32.8%, 3:31 a.m. EDT
, 7:31 a.m. UTC		April 17, 2026
Waning Crescent, 23.5% illuminatedWaning Crescent23.5%, 4:00 a.m. EDT
, 8:00 a.m. UTC		April 18, 2026
Waning Crescent, 15.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent15.2%, 4:25 a.m. EDT
, 8:25 a.m. UTC		April 19, 2026
Waning Crescent, 8.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent8.2%, 4:48 a.m. EDT
, 8:48 a.m. UTC		April 20, 2026
New Moon, 3.1% illuminatedNew Moon3.1%, 5:11 a.m. EDT
, 9:11 a.m. UTC		April 21, 2026
New Moon, 0.4% illuminatedNew Moon0.4%, 5:34 a.m. EDT
, 9:34 a.m. UTC		April 22, 2026
New Moon, 0.5% illuminatedNew Moon0.5%, 6:01 a.m. EDT
, 10:01 a.m. UTC		April 23, 2026
New Moon, 3.5% illuminatedNew Moon3.5%, 6:32 a.m. EDT
, 10:32 a.m. UTC		April 24, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 9.2% illuminatedWaxing Crescent9.2%, 7:11 a.m. EDT
, 11:11 a.m. UTC		April 25, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 17.2% illuminatedWaxing Crescent17.2%, 8:01 a.m. EDT
, 12:01 p.m. UTC		April 26, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminatedWaxing Crescent27%, 9:01 a.m. EDT
, 1:01 p.m. UTC		April 27, 2026
First Quarter, 37.8% illuminatedFirst Quarter37.8%, 10:11 a.m. EDT
, 2:11 p.m. UTC		April 28, 2026
First Quarter, 48.9% illuminatedFirst Quarter48.9%, 11:25 a.m. EDT
, 3:25 p.m. UTC		May 1, 2026
First Quarter, 59.9% illuminatedFirst Quarter59.9%, 12:39 p.m. EDT
, 4:39 p.m. UTC		May 2, 2026
First Quarter, 70.1% illuminatedFirst Quarter70.1%, 1:50 p.m. EDT
, 5:50 p.m. UTC		May 3, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous79.2%, 2:58 p.m. EDT
, 6:58 p.m. UTC		May 4, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous86.9%, 4:04 p.m. EDT
, 8:04 p.m. UTC		May 5, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 92.9% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous92.9%, 5:08 p.m. EDT
, 9:08 p.m. UTC		May 6, 2026
Full Moon, 97.1% illuminatedFull Moon97.1%, 6:11 p.m. EDT
, 10:11 p.m. UTC		May 7, 2026
Full Moon, 99.4% illuminatedFull Moon99.4%, 7:15 p.m. EDT
, 11:15 p.m. UTC		May 8, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.