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.

May 2027 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: April 23, 2027 – May 20, 2027.

Switching keeps the reference date, May 1, 2027. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

May 2027 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
Waning Gibbous, 90.1% illuminated90.1%April 23 Waning Gibbous, 83.5% illuminated83.5%April 24 Waning Gibbous, 75.8% illuminated75.8%April 25 Last Quarter, 67.2% illuminated67.2%April 26 Last Quarter, 58.1% illuminated58.1%April 27 Last Quarter, 48.7% illuminated48.7%April 28 Last Quarter 4:17 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 39.2% illuminated39.2%April 29
Waning Crescent, 30% illuminated30%April 30 Waning Crescent, 21.4% illuminated21.4%May 1 Waning Crescent, 13.7% illuminated13.7%May 2 Waning Crescent, 7.4% illuminated7.4%May 3 New Moon, 2.8% illuminated2.8%May 4 New Moon, 0.5% illuminated0.5%May 5 New Moon, 0.6% illuminated0.6%May 6 New Moon 6:58 a.m. EDT
New Moon, 3.3% illuminated3.3%May 7 Waxing Crescent, 8.7% illuminated8.7%May 8 Waxing Crescent, 16.3% illuminated16.3%May 9 Waxing Crescent, 25.8% illuminated25.8%May 10 First Quarter, 36.6% illuminated36.6%May 11 First Quarter, 47.9% illuminated47.9%May 12 First Quarter, 59.2% illuminated59.2%May 13 First Quarter 12:43 a.m. EDT
First Quarter, 69.8% illuminated69.8%May 14 Waxing Gibbous, 79.3% illuminated79.3%May 15 Waxing Gibbous, 87.3% illuminated87.3%May 16 Waxing Gibbous, 93.5% illuminated93.5%May 17 Full Moon, 97.6% illuminated97.6%May 18 Full Moon, 99.6% illuminated99.6%May 19 Full Moon, 99.5% illuminated99.5%May 20 Full Moon 6:58 a.m. EDT

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.