| Current Time: | Apr 18, 2026 at 9:49:57 pm |
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| Moon Direction: | ↑ 297° Northwest |
| Moon Altitude: | 1.6° |
| Moon Distance: | 224,727 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | May 1, 2026, 12:23 pm |
| Next New Moon: | May 16, 2026, 3:01 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 10:02 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for 35°28'03.0"N, 97°30'51.8"W, April 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 6:52 am | ↑ (265°) | 7:47 pm | ↑ (99°) | 12:54 am | (51.5°) | 242,776 | 99.2% | |
| 2 | - | 7:17 am | ↑ (258°) | 8:48 pm | ↑ (106°) | 1:36 am | (45.3°) | 244,953 | 99.9% | |
| 3 | - | 7:43 am | ↑ (251°) | 9:49 pm | ↑ (113°) | 2:19 am | (39.6°) | 247,031 | 98.4% | |
| 4 | - | 8:12 am | ↑ (245°) | 10:50 pm | ↑ (118°) | 3:04 am | (34.6°) | 248,882 | 95.0% | |
| 5 | - | 8:46 am | ↑ (240°) | 11:50 pm | ↑ (122°) | 3:50 am | (30.5°) | 250,365 | 89.8% | |
| 6 | - | 9:24 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 4:39 am | (27.6°) | 251,328 | 83.1% | ||
| 7 | 12:48 am | ↑ (125°) | 10:09 am | ↑ (235°) | - | 5:30 am | (25.8°) | 251,634 | 75.2% | |
| 8 | 1:42 am | ↑ (126°) | 11:01 am | ↑ (235°) | - | 6:21 am | (25.5°) | 251,179 | 66.3% | |
 9 | 2:30 am | ↑ (125°) | 11:57 am | ↑ (236°) | - | 7:12 am | (26.6°) | 249,907 | 56.8% | |
| 10 | 3:12 am | ↑ (122°) | 12:58 pm | ↑ (240°) | - | 8:03 am | (29.0°) | 247,831 | 46.8% | |
| 11 | 3:49 am | ↑ (117°) | 2:00 pm | ↑ (245°) | - | 8:52 am | (32.7°) | 245,029 | 36.8% | |
| 12 | 4:21 am | ↑ (112°) | 3:04 pm | ↑ (251°) | - | 9:39 am | (37.5°) | 241,671 | 27.0% | |
| 13 | 4:50 am | ↑ (105°) | 4:08 pm | ↑ (259°) | - | 10:25 am | (43.3°) | 237,972 | 18.0% | |
| 14 | 5:17 am | ↑ (97°) | 5:14 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 11:10 am | (49.7°) | 234,233 | 10.3% | |
| 15 | 5:44 am | ↑ (89°) | 6:21 pm | ↑ (275°) | - | 11:57 am | (56.6°) | 230,761 | 4.4% | |
| 16 | 6:11 am | ↑ (81°) | 7:31 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 12:46 pm | (63.5°) | 227,880 | 0.9% | |
 17 | 6:42 am | ↑ (73°) | 8:45 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 1:38 pm | (70.1°) | 225,835 | 0.2% | |
| 18 | 7:18 am | ↑ (65°) | 10:02 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 2:35 pm | (75.8°) | 224,816 | 2.7% | |
| 19 | 8:02 am | ↑ (59°) | 11:18 pm | ↑ (303°) | - | 3:36 pm | (80.0°) | 224,862 | 8.2% | |
| 20 | 8:54 am | ↑ (56°) | - | - | 4:40 pm | (82.3°) | 225,893 | 16.3% | ||
| 21 | - | 12:29 am | ↑ (305°) | 9:56 am | ↑ (55°) | 5:45 pm | (82.4°) | 227,725 | 26.4% | |
| 22 | - | 1:31 am | ↑ (304°) | 11:05 am | ↑ (57°) | 6:47 pm | (80.4°) | 230,115 | 37.7% | |
 23 | - | 2:22 am | ↑ (301°) | 12:17 pm | ↑ (61°) | 7:45 pm | (76.6°) | 232,809 | 49.3% | |
| 24 | - | 3:04 am | ↑ (296°) | 1:27 pm | ↑ (67°) | 8:37 pm | (71.7°) | 235,602 | 60.6% | |
| 25 | - | 3:37 am | ↑ (290°) | 2:34 pm | ↑ (74°) | 9:25 pm | (65.9°) | 238,343 | 71.1% | |
| 26 | - | 4:06 am | ↑ (282°) | 3:38 pm | ↑ (81°) | 10:10 pm | (59.8°) | 240,938 | 80.3% | |
| 27 | - | 4:32 am | ↑ (275°) | 4:39 pm | ↑ (89°) | 10:52 pm | (53.5°) | 243,331 | 88.0% | |
| 28 | - | 4:56 am | ↑ (267°) | 5:39 pm | ↑ (96°) | 11:34 pm | (47.3°) | 245,505 | 93.8% | |
| 29 | - | 5:21 am | ↑ (260°) | 6:39 pm | ↑ (104°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| 30 | - | 5:46 am | ↑ (253°) | 7:39 pm | ↑ (110°) | 12:16 am | (41.6°) | 247,440 | 97.8% | |
| * All times are local time for 35°28'03.0"N, 97°30'51.8"W. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. | ||||||||||
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