Moon calendar
Moon phases in April 2026
In April 2026 the full moon falls on 2 April at 02:14 UTC, and the new moon on 17 April. Every night of the month with its phase and how much of the Moon is lit, computed from the same engine the rest of the site runs on.
The exact moments
- Full Moon
- Last Quarter
- New Moon
- First Quarter
Times are UTC. A phase is a moment, not a night: the Moon is “full” at one instant, and looks full for a day either side of it. The live calendar works these out for your own clock and, if you let it, your own horizon.
Every night in April 2026
| Date | Phase | Lit |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 | Waxing Gibbous | 99% |
| Thu 2 | Full Moon Full Moon 02:14 UTC | 100% |
| Fri 3 | Full Moon | 99% |
| Sat 4 | Waning Gibbous | 96% |
| Sun 5 | Waning Gibbous | 92% |
| Mon 6 | Waning Gibbous | 86% |
| Tue 7 | Waning Gibbous | 79% |
| Wed 8 | Waning Gibbous | 71% |
| Thu 9 | Waning Gibbous | 62% |
| Fri 10 | Last Quarter Last Quarter 04:54 UTC | 52% |
| Sat 11 | Last Quarter | 42% |
| Sun 12 | Waning Crescent | 33% |
| Mon 13 | Waning Crescent | 24% |
| Tue 14 | Waning Crescent | 15% |
| Wed 15 | Waning Crescent | 8% |
| Thu 16 | Waning Crescent | 3% |
| Fri 17 | New Moon New Moon 11:54 UTC | 0% |
| Sat 18 | New Moon | 1% |
| Sun 19 | Waxing Crescent | 3% |
| Mon 20 | Waxing Crescent | 9% |
| Tue 21 | Waxing Crescent | 17% |
| Wed 22 | Waxing Crescent | 27% |
| Thu 23 | Waxing Crescent | 38% |
| Fri 24 | First Quarter First Quarter 02:33 UTC | 49% |
| Sat 25 | First Quarter | 60% |
| Sun 26 | Waxing Gibbous | 70% |
| Mon 27 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% |
| Tue 28 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% |
| Wed 29 | Waxing Gibbous | 93% |
| Thu 30 | Waxing Gibbous | 97% |
Illumination is taken at 00:00 UTC on each date. It changes by a percent or two over a day, which is why the site’s own nightly card computes it for the evening you are actually standing in.
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