| Current Time: | Apr 18, 2026 at 4:30:50 pm |
|---|---|
| Moon Direction: | ↑ 260° West |
| Moon Altitude: | 55.4° |
| Moon Distance: | 224,759 mi |
| Next Full Moon: | May 1, 2026, 10:23 am |
| Next New Moon: | May 16, 2026, 1:01 pm |
| Next Moonset: | Today, 9:21 pm |
Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Rancho Santa Margarita, April 2026
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| 2026 | Moonrise/Moonset | Meridian Passing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr | Moonrise | Moonset | Moonrise | Time | Distance (mi) | Illumination | ||||
 1 | - | 6:15 am | ↑ (265°) | 7:10 pm | ↑ (99°) | 12:17 am | (53.0°) | 242,899 | 99.3% | |
| 2 | - | 6:41 am | ↑ (258°) | 8:09 pm | ↑ (106°) | 12:59 am | (46.8°) | 245,073 | 99.9% | |
| 3 | - | 7:08 am | ↑ (251°) | 9:09 pm | ↑ (112°) | 1:42 am | (41.2°) | 247,142 | 98.3% | |
| 4 | - | 7:39 am | ↑ (245°) | 10:09 pm | ↑ (118°) | 2:27 am | (36.2°) | 248,976 | 94.7% | |
| 5 | - | 8:13 am | ↑ (241°) | 11:08 pm | ↑ (122°) | 3:13 am | (32.2°) | 250,434 | 89.5% | |
| 6 | - | 8:53 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 4:02 am | (29.3°) | 251,364 | 82.7% | ||
| 7 | 12:05 am | ↑ (124°) | 9:39 am | ↑ (235°) | - | 4:53 am | (27.6°) | 251,630 | 74.7% | |
| 8 | 12:59 am | ↑ (125°) | 10:30 am | ↑ (235°) | - | 5:44 am | (27.4°) | 251,130 | 65.8% | |
 9 | 1:47 am | ↑ (124°) | 11:27 am | ↑ (237°) | - | 6:36 am | (28.5°) | 249,812 | 56.2% | |
| 10 | 2:29 am | ↑ (121°) | 12:27 pm | ↑ (241°) | - | 7:26 am | (31.0°) | 247,692 | 46.3% | |
| 11 | 3:07 am | ↑ (116°) | 1:28 pm | ↑ (246°) | - | 8:15 am | (34.8°) | 244,855 | 36.2% | |
| 12 | 3:39 am | ↑ (111°) | 2:31 pm | ↑ (252°) | - | 9:02 am | (39.7°) | 241,471 | 26.5% | |
| 13 | 4:09 am | ↑ (104°) | 3:34 pm | ↑ (259°) | - | 9:48 am | (45.5°) | 237,762 | 17.6% | |
| 14 | 4:38 am | ↑ (97°) | 4:38 pm | ↑ (267°) | - | 10:33 am | (51.9°) | 234,029 | 9.9% | |
| 15 | 5:06 am | ↑ (89°) | 5:44 pm | ↑ (276°) | - | 11:20 am | (58.8°) | 230,582 | 4.1% | |
| 16 | 5:35 am | ↑ (80°) | 6:53 pm | ↑ (284°) | - | 12:09 pm | (65.8°) | 227,741 | 0.8% | |
 17 | 6:07 am | ↑ (73°) | 8:06 pm | ↑ (292°) | - | 1:01 pm | (72.3°) | 225,751 | 0.3% | |
| 18 | 6:45 am | ↑ (65°) | 9:21 pm | ↑ (298°) | - | 1:58 pm | (77.9°) | 224,791 | 2.9% | |
| 19 | 7:30 am | ↑ (60°) | 10:36 pm | ↑ (303°) | - | 3:00 pm | (82.1°) | 224,895 | 8.6% | |
| 20 | 8:24 am | ↑ (56°) | 11:47 pm | ↑ (304°) | - | 4:04 pm | (84.2°) | 225,977 | 16.9% | |
| 21 | 9:27 am | ↑ (56°) | - | - | 5:09 pm | (84.2°) | 227,846 | 27.0% | ||
| 22 | - | 12:49 am | ↑ (304°) | 10:36 am | ↑ (58°) | 6:11 pm | (82.1°) | 230,259 | 38.3% | |
 23 | - | 1:40 am | ↑ (300°) | 11:46 am | ↑ (62°) | 7:08 pm | (78.2°) | 232,964 | 49.9% | |
| 24 | - | 2:22 am | ↑ (295°) | 12:55 pm | ↑ (68°) | 8:00 pm | (73.2°) | 235,758 | 61.2% | |
| 25 | - | 2:56 am | ↑ (289°) | 2:01 pm | ↑ (74°) | 8:48 pm | (67.4°) | 238,492 | 71.7% | |
| 26 | - | 3:26 am | ↑ (282°) | 3:03 pm | ↑ (82°) | 9:32 pm | (61.3°) | 241,077 | 80.8% | |
| 27 | - | 3:53 am | ↑ (274°) | 4:03 pm | ↑ (89°) | 10:15 pm | (55.0°) | 243,458 | 88.4% | |
| 28 | - | 4:18 am | ↑ (267°) | 5:02 pm | ↑ (97°) | 10:57 pm | (48.9°) | 245,619 | 94.1% | |
| 29 | - | 4:44 am | ↑ (260°) | 6:01 pm | ↑ (104°) | 11:39 pm | (43.1°) | 247,541 | 97.9% | |
| 30 | - | 5:11 am | ↑ (253°) | 7:00 pm | ↑ (110°) | Moon does not pass the meridian on this day. | ||||
| * All times are local time for Rancho Santa Margarita. 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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