Moon calendar for April 2026

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated September 30, 2026

Every day of April 2026 with the Moon's phase and how much of it is lit at 12:00 UTC. The new Moon, the quarters and the full Moon are marked on the day they happen in UTC.

This month's full Moon is the Pink Moon, on April 2, with the Moon in Libra. The new Moon falls on April 17, with the Moon in Aries.

New Moon, quarters and full Moon in April 2026

Full MoonThursday, April 2, 2026 at 02:12 UTC
Last quarterFriday, April 10, 2026 at 04:52 UTC
New MoonFriday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC
First quarterFriday, April 24, 2026 at 02:32 UTC

Times are in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), to the minute, and agree with NASA's published table of Moon phases to within two minutes. Where your browser allows, your own clock is shown under each.

The Moon on each day of April 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			April 1: Waxing gibbous, 100% lit	April 2: Full Moon, 100% lit	April 3: Waning gibbous, 98% lit	April 4: Waning gibbous, 94% lit
April 5: Waning gibbous, 89% lit	April 6: Waning gibbous, 83% lit	April 7: Waning gibbous, 75% lit	April 8: Waning gibbous, 66% lit	April 9: Waning gibbous, 57% lit	April 10: Last quarter, 47% lit	April 11: Waning crescent, 38% lit
April 12: Waning crescent, 28% lit	April 13: Waning crescent, 19% lit	April 14: Waning crescent, 11% lit	April 15: Waning crescent, 5% lit	April 16: Waning crescent, 1% lit	April 17: New Moon, 0% lit	April 18: Waxing crescent, 2% lit
April 19: Waxing crescent, 6% lit	April 20: Waxing crescent, 13% lit	April 21: Waxing crescent, 22% lit	April 22: Waxing crescent, 32% lit	April 23: Waxing crescent, 43% lit	April 24: First quarter, 54% lit	April 25: Waxing gibbous, 65% lit
April 26: Waxing gibbous, 75% lit	April 27: Waxing gibbous, 83% lit	April 28: Waxing gibbous, 90% lit	April 29: Waxing gibbous, 95% lit	April 30: Waxing gibbous, 99% lit

How is the Moon moving through April 2026?

At noon UTC the Moon is waxing, growing toward full, from April 1 to April 1 and April 17 to April 30 (15 days), and waning on the other 15. It is at least half lit on 16 days. Time between the principal phases: Full Moon April 2, last quarter April 10: 8 days 3 hours; Last quarter April 10, new Moon April 17: 7 days 7 hours; New Moon April 17, first quarter April 24: 6 days 15 hours.

Which sign is the Moon in during April 2026?

Each stay to the minute, in UTC.

Virgo: from the start of April 2026 until April 1 at 02:51 UTC.
Libra: from April 1 at 02:51 UTC until April 3 at 12:11 UTC.
Scorpio: from April 3 at 12:11 UTC until April 5 at 23:32 UTC.
Sagittarius: from April 5 at 23:32 UTC until April 8 at 12:05 UTC.
Capricorn: from April 8 at 12:05 UTC until April 10 at 23:56 UTC.
Aquarius: from April 10 at 23:56 UTC until April 13 at 08:56 UTC.
Pisces: from April 13 at 08:56 UTC until April 15 at 14:04 UTC.
Aries: from April 15 at 14:04 UTC until April 17 at 15:58 UTC.
Taurus: from April 17 at 15:58 UTC until April 19 at 16:18 UTC.
Gemini: from April 19 at 16:18 UTC until April 21 at 17:01 UTC.
Cancer: from April 21 at 17:01 UTC until April 23 at 19:41 UTC.
Leo: from April 23 at 19:41 UTC until April 26 at 01:05 UTC.
Virgo: from April 26 at 01:05 UTC until April 28 at 09:03 UTC.
Libra: from April 28 at 09:03 UTC until April 30 at 19:02 UTC.
Scorpio: from April 30 at 19:02 UTC until the end of April 2026.

Questions about the Moon in April 2026

When is the full Moon in April 2026?

The full Moon is on April 2 at 02:12 UTC with the Moon in Libra. It is the Pink Moon, a name from the Old Farmer's Almanac tradition.

When is the new Moon in April 2026?

The new Moon is on April 17 at 11:52 UTC with the Moon in Aries.

How much of the Moon is lit in April 2026?

At 12:00 UTC on April 1 the Moon is 100% lit (waxing gibbous), on April 15 5% (waning crescent) and on April 30 99% (waxing gibbous). The dimmest day at noon UTC is April 17 at 0%, the brightest April 2 at 100%.

Does April 2026 have a Blue Moon or an eclipse?

No: the one full Moon is April 2, and nothing is eclipsed.