April 2027 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.

January 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

Gregorian dates: January 1, 2026 – January 31, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, January 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 January 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Full Moon, 97% illuminated97%Jan 1 Full Moon, 99.6% illuminated99.6%Jan 2 Full Moon, 99.3% illuminated99.3%Jan 3 Full Moon 5:02 a.m. EST
Full Moon, 96.3% illuminated96.3%Jan 4 Waning Gibbous, 90.9% illuminated90.9%Jan 5 Waning Gibbous, 83.7% illuminated83.7%Jan 6 Waning Gibbous, 75.1% illuminated75.1%Jan 7 Last Quarter, 65.8% illuminated65.8%Jan 8 Last Quarter, 56.1% illuminated56.1%Jan 9 Last Quarter, 46.4% illuminated46.4%Jan 10 Last Quarter 10:48 a.m. EST
Last Quarter, 37.1% illuminated37.1%Jan 11 Waning Crescent, 28.2% illuminated28.2%Jan 12 Waning Crescent, 20.2% illuminated20.2%Jan 13 Waning Crescent, 13.2% illuminated13.2%Jan 14 Waning Crescent, 7.5% illuminated7.5%Jan 15 New Moon, 3.3% illuminated3.3%Jan 16 New Moon, 0.7% illuminated0.7%Jan 17
New Moon, 0.1% illuminated0.1%Jan 18 New Moon 2:51 p.m. EST New Moon, 1.5% illuminated1.5%Jan 19 Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminated5%Jan 20 Waxing Crescent, 10.6% illuminated10.6%Jan 21 Waxing Crescent, 18% illuminated18%Jan 22 Waxing Crescent, 27% illuminated27%Jan 23 First Quarter, 37.3% illuminated37.3%Jan 24
First Quarter, 48.3% illuminated48.3%Jan 25 First Quarter 11:47 p.m. EST First Quarter, 59.7% illuminated59.7%Jan 26 Waxing Gibbous, 70.6% illuminated70.6%Jan 27 Waxing Gibbous, 80.6% illuminated80.6%Jan 28 Waxing Gibbous, 89% illuminated89%Feb 1 Waxing Gibbous, 95.2% illuminated95.2%Feb 2 Full Moon, 98.9% illuminated98.9%Feb 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 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in April 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
New Moon7:51 p.m. EDT
11:51 p.m. UTC		April 12, 2027
First Quarter6:56 p.m. EDT
10:56 p.m. UTC		April 19, 2027
Full Moon6:27 p.m. EDT
10:27 p.m. UTC		April 26, 2027
Last Quarter4:17 p.m. EDT
8:17 p.m. UTC		May 6, 2027

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in April 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waning Crescent, 23.5% illuminatedWaning Crescent23.5%, 4:10 a.m. EDT
, 8:10 a.m. UTC		April 7, 2027
Waning Crescent, 15.8% illuminatedWaning Crescent15.8%, 4:36 a.m. EDT
, 8:36 a.m. UTC		April 8, 2027
Waning Crescent, 9.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent9.4%, 4:59 a.m. EDT
, 8:59 a.m. UTC		April 9, 2027
Waning Crescent, 4.4% illuminatedWaning Crescent4.4%, 5:21 a.m. EDT
, 9:21 a.m. UTC		April 10, 2027
New Moon, 1.2% illuminatedNew Moon1.2%, 5:42 a.m. EDT
, 9:42 a.m. UTC		April 11, 2027
New Moon, 0.1% illuminatedNew Moon0.1%, 6:04 a.m. EDT
, 10:04 a.m. UTC		April 12, 2027
New Moon, 1.4% illuminatedNew Moon1.4%, 6:29 a.m. EDT
, 10:29 a.m. UTC		April 13, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent5%, 6:58 a.m. EDT
, 10:58 a.m. UTC		April 14, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 10.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent10.9%, 7:33 a.m. EDT
, 11:33 a.m. UTC		April 15, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 18.8% illuminatedWaxing Crescent18.8%, 8:16 a.m. EDT
, 12:16 p.m. UTC		April 16, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 28.5% illuminatedWaxing Crescent28.5%, 9:10 a.m. EDT
, 1:10 p.m. UTC		April 17, 2027
First Quarter, 39.3% illuminatedFirst Quarter39.3%, 10:15 a.m. EDT
, 2:15 p.m. UTC		April 18, 2027
First Quarter, 50.6% illuminatedFirst Quarter50.6%, 11:27 a.m. EDT
, 3:27 p.m. UTC		April 19, 2027
First Quarter, 62% illuminatedFirst Quarter62%, 12:42 p.m. EDT
, 4:42 p.m. UTC		April 20, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 72.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous72.6%, 1:57 p.m. EDT
, 5:57 p.m. UTC		April 21, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 82.1% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous82.1%, 3:11 p.m. EDT
, 7:11 p.m. UTC		April 22, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 89.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous89.8%, 4:22 p.m. EDT
, 8:22 p.m. UTC		April 23, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 95.5% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous95.5%, 5:33 p.m. EDT
, 9:33 p.m. UTC		April 24, 2027
Full Moon, 98.8% illuminatedFull Moon98.8%, 6:43 p.m. EDT
, 10:43 p.m. UTC		April 25, 2027
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 7:53 p.m. EDT
, 11:53 p.m. UTC		April 26, 2027
Full Moon, 98.5% illuminatedFull Moon98.5%, 9:03 p.m. EDT
, 1:03 a.m. UTC		April 27, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 95.2% illuminatedWaning Gibbous95.2%, 10:10 p.m. EDT
, 2:10 a.m. UTC		April 28, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 90.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous90.1%, 11:13 p.m. EDT
, 3:13 a.m. UTC		May 1, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 83.5% illuminatedWaning Gibbous83.5%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateMay 2, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 75.8% illuminatedWaning Gibbous75.8%, 12:09 a.m. EDT
, 4:09 a.m. UTC		May 3, 2027
Last Quarter, 67.2% illuminatedLast Quarter67.2%, 12:57 a.m. EDT
, 4:57 a.m. UTC		May 4, 2027
Last Quarter, 58.1% illuminatedLast Quarter58.1%, 1:36 a.m. EDT
, 5:36 a.m. UTC		May 5, 2027
Last Quarter, 48.7% illuminatedLast Quarter48.7%, 2:09 a.m. EDT
, 6:09 a.m. UTC		May 6, 2027
Last Quarter, 39.2% illuminatedLast Quarter39.2%, 2:36 a.m. EDT
, 6:36 a.m. UTC		May 7, 2027
Waning Crescent, 30% illuminatedWaning Crescent30%, 3:01 a.m. EDT
, 7:01 a.m. UTC		May 8, 2027

“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.