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A MONTH OF WAXING AND WANING LIGHT

April 2026 Moon phase calendar

Major phase dates and times are in UTC. Daily phase and illumination are for 03:00 UTC on each date, the same moment as each day’s Moon page.

Major phase times

Full Moon
Last Quarter
New Moon
First Quarter

Which time zone does this calendar use?

Each major phase happens at the same instant worldwide. The dates and times here are in UTC, so where you are the date can be a day earlier or later. The 2026 Full Moon calendar gives full Moon names and times in US Eastern Time.

Daily phase and illumination are for 03:00 UTC, the same moment as each day’s Moon page. For moonrise and moonset where you are, see Moonrise and moonset tonight.

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Daily Moon phase

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Daily Moon phase and illumination for April 2026, at 03:00 UTC each day
DateMoonPhaseIllumination
Apr 1Waxing Gibbous99%
Apr 2Full Moon100%
Apr 3Waning Gibbous99%
Apr 4Waning Gibbous96%
Apr 5Waning Gibbous91%
Apr 6Waning Gibbous85%
Apr 7Waning Gibbous78%
Apr 8Waning Gibbous69%
Apr 9Waning Gibbous60%
Apr 10Last Quarter51%
Apr 11Waning Crescent41%
Apr 12Waning Crescent32%
Apr 13Waning Crescent22%
Apr 14Waning Crescent14%
Apr 15Waning Crescent7%
Apr 16Waning Crescent3%
Apr 17New Moon0%
Apr 18New Moon1%
Apr 19Waxing Crescent4%
Apr 20Waxing Crescent10%
Apr 21Waxing Crescent18%
Apr 22Waxing Crescent28%
Apr 23Waxing Crescent39%
Apr 24First Quarter50%
Apr 25Waxing Gibbous61%
Apr 26Waxing Gibbous71%
Apr 27Waxing Gibbous80%
Apr 28Waxing Gibbous88%
Apr 29Waxing Gibbous94%
Apr 30Waxing Gibbous97%
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