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.

December 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — Gregorian

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

Switching keeps the reference date, December 3, 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 December 2026, Eastern Time. 13 month calendar date shown in the center of each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Last Quarter, 41.7% illuminated41.7%Nov 27 Last Quarter 1:08 a.m. EST Last Quarter, 31.6% illuminated31.6%Nov 28 Waning Crescent, 22.5% illuminated22.5%Dec 1 Waning Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%Dec 2 Waning Crescent, 8.4% illuminated8.4%Dec 3
Waning Crescent, 3.9% illuminated3.9%Dec 4 New Moon, 1.1% illuminated1.1%Dec 5 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%Dec 6 New Moon 7:51 p.m. EST New Moon, 1% illuminated1%Dec 7 New Moon, 3.7% illuminated3.7%Dec 8 Waxing Crescent, 7.9% illuminated7.9%Dec 9 Waxing Crescent, 13.7% illuminated13.7%Dec 10
Waxing Crescent, 20.8% illuminated20.8%Dec 11 Waxing Crescent, 29.1% illuminated29.1%Dec 12 First Quarter, 38.3% illuminated38.3%Dec 13 First Quarter, 48.1% illuminated48.1%Dec 14 First Quarter, 58.4% illuminated58.4%Dec 15 First Quarter 12:42 a.m. EST Waxing Gibbous, 68.6% illuminated68.6%Dec 16 Waxing Gibbous, 78.3% illuminated78.3%Dec 17
Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminated86.9%Dec 18 Waxing Gibbous, 93.8% illuminated93.8%Dec 19 Full Moon, 98.2% illuminated98.2%Dec 20 Full Moon, 99.9% illuminated99.9%Dec 21 Full Moon 8:28 p.m. EST Full Moon, 98.5% illuminated98.5%Dec 22 Waning Gibbous, 94.1% illuminated94.1%Dec 23 Waning Gibbous, 87.2% illuminated87.2%Dec 24
Waning Gibbous, 78.5% illuminated78.5%Dec 25 Waning Gibbous, 68.6% illuminated68.6%Dec 26 Last Quarter, 58% illuminated58%Dec 27 Last Quarter, 47.5% illuminated47.5%Dec 28 Last Quarter 1:59 p.m. EST Last Quarter, 37.4% illuminated37.4%Year Day

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.