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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, April 2024

Moon: 96.0%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Apr 26, 2024 at 11:48:46 am
Moon Direction: 24° Northeast
Moon Altitude: 22.7°
Moon Distance: 244,761 mi
Next New Moon: May 8, 2024, 3:21 pm
Next Full Moon: May 24, 2024, 1:53 am
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Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, April 2024

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2024Moonrise/MoonsetMeridian Passing
AprMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseTimeDistance (mi)Illumination
1-Up all day-6:22 pm(27.7°)238,51859.8%
2-Up all day-7:21 pm(27.1°)235,19348.7%
3-Up all day-8:20 pm(24.6°)231,80737.3%
4-Up all day-9:17 pm(20.3°)228,60826.2%
5-Up all day-10:12 pm(14.6°)225,88616.2%
6-Up all day-11:05 pm(7.9°)223,9418.1%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
7-Up all day-10:56 pm(0.9°)223,0262.6%
8-3:11 am (298°)-11:47 pm(-7.0°)223,2980.1%
9---Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
10-Down all day-12:39 am(-14.0°)224,7770.9%
11-Down all day-1:33 am(-20.1°)227,3354.7%
12-Down all day-2:30 am(-24.9°)230,71711.1%
13-Down all day-3:28 am(-28.0°)234,58719.5%
14-Down all day-4:27 am(-29.3°)238,58729.1%
15-Down all day-5:24 am(-28.9°)242,38739.4%
16-Down all day-6:17 am(-26.9°)245,72249.8%
17-Down all day-7:07 am(-23.7°)248,41459.8%
18-Down all day-7:53 am(-19.5°)250,36869.3%
19-Down all day-8:35 am(-14.5°)251,56277.9%
20-Down all day-9:16 am(-9.1°)252,03085.4%
219:02 pm (198°)--9:55 am(-3.0°)251,84891.5%
22-Up all day-10:34 am(2.6°)251,11396.1%
23-Up all day-11:14 am(8.3°)249,93399.0%
24-Up all day-11:55 am(13.7°)248,405100.0%
25-Up all day-12:40 pm(18.7°)246,61198.9%
26-Up all day-1:29 pm(22.9°)244,61095.7%
27-Up all day-2:21 pm(26.0°)242,44090.5%
28-Up all day-3:17 pm(27.5°)240,12583.3%
29-Up all day-4:16 pm(27.4°)237,69074.3%
30-Up all day-5:14 pm(25.5°)235,18163.9%
* All times are local time for South Pole. 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. Below horizon is marked in red.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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