April 2026

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 Full
12. 2 100%
13. 3 97%
14. 4 93%
15. 5 88%
16. 6 81%
17. 7 73%
18. 8 65%
19. 9 55%
20. 10 Last qtr
21. 11 36%
22. 12 27%
23. 13 18%
24. 14 10%
25. 15 5%
26. 16 1%
27. 17 New
28. 18 2%
29. 19 7%
30. 20 14%
31. 21 24%
32. 22 34%
33. 23 First qtr
34. 24 56%
35. 25 67%
36. 26 76%
37. 27 85%
38. 28 91%
39. 29 96%
40. 30 99%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in April 2026

1. Wed, Apr 110:12 PM

   Full Moon Pink Moon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

2. Fri, Apr 36:34 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

3. Tue, Apr 7

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.

4. Fri, Apr 1012:52 AM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

5. Mon, Apr 131:36 AM

   Mars and Neptune close together

   They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

6. Mon, Apr 133:57 AM

   Mars, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

   All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.

7. Wed, Apr 1511:16 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

8. Wed, Apr 152:45 PM

   Moon and Neptune close together

   They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

9. Wed, Apr 156:08 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.

10. Wed, Apr 156:32 PM

    Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.

11. Wed, Apr 1510:37 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Apr 169:13 PM

    Mars, Mercury, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.

13. Thu, Apr 1610:04 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.

14. Fri, Apr 177:52 AM

    New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

15. Sun, Apr 192:44 AM

    Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.

16. Sun, Apr 19

    Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.

17. Sun, Apr 198:15 AM

    Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

18. Sun, Apr 196:39 PM

    Mars and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.

19. Mon, Apr 207:20 AM

    Mercury and Saturn close together

    They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.

20. Mon, Apr 205:44 PM

    Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.

21. Mon, Apr 206:51 PM

    Mars, Mercury, and Saturn gathered

    All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.

22. Wed, Apr 226:52 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

23. Thu, Apr 239:57 PM

    Venus and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

24. Thu, Apr 2310:32 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.