| Current Time: | Apr 12, 2026 at 1:19:53 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 258° West |
| Moon Altitude: | -17.4° |
| Moon Distance: | 241,870 mi |
| Next New Moon: | Apr 17, 2026, 11:51 am |
| Next Full Moon: | May 1, 2026, 5:23 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for 89°59'59.9"N, 0°00'00.0"E, April 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
| 1 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 11:55 pm | (-7.9°) | 244,369 | 99.9% | |||
 2 | - | - | - | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||||
| 3 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 12:38 am | (-13.6°) | 246,485 | 99.0% | |||
| 4 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 1:22 am | (-18.8°) | 248,411 | 96.1% | |||
| 5 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 2:08 am | (-23.1°) | 250,008 | 91.4% | |||
| 6 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 2:56 am | (-26.3°) | 251,127 | 85.1% | |||
| 7 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 3:46 am | (-28.4°) | 251,623 | 77.4% | |||
| 8 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 4:37 am | (-29.1°) | 251,382 | 68.8% | |||
| 9 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 5:28 am | (-28.4°) | 250,333 | 59.4% | |||
 10 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 6:19 am | (-26.3°) | 248,470 | 49.5% | |||
| 11 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 7:08 am | (-23.0°) | 245,851 | 39.5% | |||
| 12 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 7:56 am | (-18.5°) | 242,624 | 29.6% | |||
| 13 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 8:42 am | (-13.1°) | 238,991 | 20.4% | |||
| 14 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 9:28 am | (-7.0°) | 235,234 | 12.2% | |||
| 15 | 8:13 am | ↑ (151°) | - | - | 10:14 am | (0.2°) | 231,655 | 5.8% | ||
| 16 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 11:02 am | (6.7°) | 228,587 | 1.6% | |||
 17 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 11:53 am | (13.3°) | 226,291 | 0.1% | |||
| 18 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 12:49 pm | (19.2°) | 224,985 | 1.7% | |||
| 19 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 1:49 pm | (23.8°) | 224,748 | 6.4% | |||
| 20 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 2:53 pm | (26.6°) | 225,526 | 13.9% | |||
| 21 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 3:58 pm | (27.3°) | 227,163 | 23.5% | |||
| 22 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 5:01 pm | (25.9°) | 229,425 | 34.6% | |||
| 23 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 6:00 pm | (22.6°) | 232,063 | 46.2% | |||
 24 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 6:54 pm | (18.0°) | 234,845 | 57.6% | |||
| 25 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 7:43 pm | (12.5°) | 237,613 | 68.4% | |||
| 26 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 8:28 pm | (6.5°) | 240,253 | 78.0% | |||
| 27 | - | Up, doesn’t set | - | 9:11 pm | (0.7°) | 242,704 | 86.1% | |||
| 28 | - | 1:23 am | ↑ (241°) | - | 9:53 pm | (-5.9°) | 244,938 | 92.4% | ||
| 29 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 10:35 pm | (-11.7°) | 246,941 | 96.9% | |||
| 30 | - | Down, doesn’t rise | - | 11:18 pm | (-17.0°) | 248,691 | 99.3% | |||
| * All times are local time for 89°59'59.9"N, 0°00'00.0"E. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red. | ||||||||||
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