| Current Time: | Apr 12, 2026 at 12:17:17 am |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 101° East |
| Moon Altitude: | -25.8° |
| Moon Distance: | 244,441 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 5:36 pm |
| Next Full Moon: | May 1, 2026, 11:08 pm |
| Next Moonrise: | Today, 2:19 am |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Gauri Sankar, April 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | 5:10 am | ↑ (269°) | 5:43 pm | ↑ (95°) | 11:44 pm | (56.0°) | 243,848 | 99.8% | |
 2 | - | 5:39 am | ↑ (262°) | 6:39 pm | ↑ (101°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 3 | - | 6:09 am | ↑ (256°) | 7:35 pm | ↑ (108°) | 12:27 am | (50.0°) | 245,989 | 99.4% | |
| 4 | - | 6:41 am | ↑ (250°) | 8:32 pm | ↑ (113°) | 1:10 am | (44.7°) | 247,974 | 97.0% | |
| 5 | - | 7:16 am | ↑ (245°) | 9:29 pm | ↑ (118°) | 1:56 am | (40.1°) | 249,663 | 92.6% | |
| 6 | - | 7:55 am | ↑ (241°) | 10:26 pm | ↑ (121°) | 2:44 am | (36.5°) | 250,910 | 86.7% | |
| 7 | - | 8:39 am | ↑ (238°) | 11:20 pm | ↑ (122°) | 3:33 am | (34.1°) | 251,568 | 79.4% | |
| 8 | - | 9:28 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 4:24 am | (33.1°) | 251,511 | 71.0% | ||
| 9 | 12:12 am | ↑ (122°) | 10:21 am | ↑ (238°) | - | 5:16 am | (33.4°) | 250,660 | 61.7% | |
 10 | 12:59 am | ↑ (121°) | 11:18 am | ↑ (241°) | - | 6:07 am | (35.2°) | 248,988 | 51.9% | |
| 11 | 1:41 am | ↑ (117°) | 12:16 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 6:56 am | (38.3°) | 246,541 | 41.9% | |
| 12 | 2:19 am | ↑ (113°) | 1:15 pm | ↑ (250°) | - | 7:44 am | (42.5°) | 243,443 | 32.0% | |
| 13 | 2:53 am | ↑ (107°) | 2:14 pm | ↑ (256°) | - | 8:31 am | (47.8°) | 239,886 | 22.5% | |
| 14 | 3:26 am | ↑ (100°) | 3:14 pm | ↑ (263°) | - | 9:17 am | (53.9°) | 236,130 | 14.1% | |
| 15 | 3:57 am | ↑ (93°) | 4:15 pm | ↑ (271°) | - | 10:03 am | (60.6°) | 232,479 | 7.1% | |
| 16 | 4:30 am | ↑ (85°) | 5:19 pm | ↑ (279°) | - | 10:50 am | (67.6°) | 229,261 | 2.3% | |
 17 | 5:04 am | ↑ (78°) | 6:25 pm | ↑ (286°) | - | 11:40 am | (74.5°) | 226,759 | 0.2% | |
| 18 | 5:42 am | ↑ (71°) | 7:35 pm | ↑ (293°) | - | 12:35 pm | (80.7°) | 225,203 | 1.1% | |
| 19 | 6:26 am | ↑ (64°) | 8:48 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 1:34 pm | (85.7°) | 224,709 | 5.0% | |
| 20 | 7:18 am | ↑ (60°) | 9:59 pm | ↑ (302°) | - | 2:37 pm | (89.1°) | 225,253 | 11.9% | |
| 21 | 8:18 am | ↑ (58°) | 11:06 pm | ↑ (302°) | - | 3:42 pm | (89.7°) | 226,704 | 21.1% | |
| 22 | 9:23 am | ↑ (58°) | - | - | 4:46 pm | (89.3°) | 228,838 | 31.8% | ||
| 23 | - | 12:05 am | ↑ (300°) | 10:31 am | ↑ (61°) | 5:46 pm | (86.4°) | 231,410 | 43.4% | |
 24 | - | 12:54 am | ↑ (296°) | 11:39 am | ↑ (66°) | 6:41 pm | (82.0°) | 234,173 | 54.9% | |
| 25 | - | 1:36 am | ↑ (291°) | 12:43 pm | ↑ (72°) | 7:31 pm | (76.6°) | 236,959 | 65.9% | |
| 26 | - | 2:12 am | ↑ (285°) | 1:43 pm | ↑ (78°) | 8:17 pm | (70.6°) | 239,634 | 75.8% | |
| 27 | - | 2:43 am | ↑ (278°) | 2:41 pm | ↑ (85°) | 9:00 pm | (64.3°) | 242,136 | 84.3% | |
| 28 | - | 3:13 am | ↑ (271°) | 3:37 pm | ↑ (92°) | 9:42 pm | (58.1°) | 244,423 | 91.1% | |
| 29 | - | 3:41 am | ↑ (264°) | 4:32 pm | ↑ (99°) | 10:24 pm | (52.1°) | 246,483 | 96.0% | |
| 30 | - | 4:11 am | ↑ (258°) | 5:27 pm | ↑ (106°) | 11:07 pm | (46.5°) | 248,295 | 98.9% | |
| * All times are local time for Gauri Sankar. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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