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Moon on Wed, April 22, 2026

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Lunar 3/6

The Moon on this date is Waxing Crescent, with about 28% of its disk illuminated.

Watch this night's MoonWaxing Crescent“A slender silver arc after sunset”
Illumination
28%
Moonrise
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Moonset
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Moonrise and moonset are for Seoul. Moonset is when the Moon that rose this day sets, so it can fall on the next day.

See the April 2026 Moon calendar and major phase times →

Lyrids meteor shower

Pause for a while beneath the spring sky.

Around this time each year · estimated peak window

A predawn sky with little moonlight.

When and how to watch

Find a dark location and watch a wide area of sky with unaided eyes.

Typical peak 2026-04-22–2026-04-23 · approximate annual window, not a year-specific forecast.

Seoul estimate · Korea Standard Time (KST)

Predawn candidate 4/22, 04:00 · watch a wide area of sky.

The Moon is below the horizon at this time, reducing moonlight interference.

Clouds and light pollution affect actual visibility.

Check IMO annual meteor forecasts
It lingers low in the western evening sky and grows a little brighter each day.

The Moon on April 22, 2026

On April 22, 2026, the Moon was a waxing crescent, 4.6 days old and 28% illuminated, in the constellation Gemini about 367,075 km (228,090 mi) from Earth. The next Full Moon followed on May 1, 2026.

Phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
28%
Moon age
4.6 days since New Moon
Distance from Earth
367,075 km (228,090 mi)
Constellation
Gemini
Previous Full Moon
April 2, 2026
Next New Moon
May 16, 2026
Next Full Moon
May 1, 2026

Moon phases around April 22, 2026

Moon phase, illumination and age for the three days before and after April 22, 2026
DateMoonLitAge
4/19 SunWaxing Crescent4%1.6d
4/20 MonWaxing Crescent10%2.6d
4/21 TueWaxing Crescent18%3.6d
4/22 WedWaxing Crescent28%4.6d
4/23 ThuWaxing Crescent39%5.6d
4/24 FriFirst Quarter50%6.6d
4/25 SatWaxing Gibbous61%7.6d

Values are calculated with Astronomy Engine at 12:00 Korea Standard Time (03:00 UTC) on each date; New and Full Moon dates are in UTC. Moon age counts days since the New Moon; distance is centre to centre.

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