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.

February 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: February 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, February 26, 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 February 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%Feb 4 Full Moon 5:09 p.m. EST Full Moon, 98.4% illuminated98.4%Feb 5 Waning Gibbous, 94.6% illuminated94.6%Feb 6 Waning Gibbous, 88.8% illuminated88.8%Feb 7 Waning Gibbous, 81.5% illuminated81.5%Feb 8 Waning Gibbous, 73.2% illuminated73.2%Feb 9 Last Quarter, 64.1% illuminated64.1%Feb 10
Last Quarter, 54.8% illuminated54.8%Feb 11 Last Quarter, 45.3% illuminated45.3%Feb 12 Last Quarter 7:43 a.m. EST Last Quarter, 36% illuminated36%Feb 13 Waning Crescent, 27.3% illuminated27.3%Feb 14 Waning Crescent, 19.2% illuminated19.2%Feb 15 Waning Crescent, 12.1% illuminated12.1%Feb 16 Waning Crescent, 6.4% illuminated6.4%Feb 17
New Moon, 2.4% illuminated2.4%Feb 18 New Moon, 0.3% illuminated0.3%Feb 19 New Moon, 0.3% illuminated0.3%Feb 20 New Moon 7:01 a.m. EST New Moon, 2.8% illuminated2.8%Feb 21 Waxing Crescent, 7.5% illuminated7.5%Feb 22 Waxing Crescent, 14.5% illuminated14.5%Feb 23 Waxing Crescent, 23.3% illuminated23.3%Feb 24
First Quarter, 33.5% illuminated33.5%Feb 25 First Quarter, 44.7% illuminated44.7%Feb 26 First Quarter, 56.1% illuminated56.1%Feb 27 First Quarter 7:27 a.m. EST First Quarter, 67.2% illuminated67.2%Feb 28 Waxing Gibbous, 77.4% illuminated77.4%Mar 1 Waxing Gibbous, 86.1% illuminated86.1%Mar 2 Waxing Gibbous, 93% illuminated93%Mar 3

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.