Daily phases · UK local time

April 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout April 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during April 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 April, the Moon is a full moon at 100% illumination and is waxing. By 30 April, it is a full moon at 98% illumination and is waxing.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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April 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for April 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1Full Moon100%Age 13.4 dSelected date	2Full Moon100%Age 14.4 d	3Full Moon98%Age 15.4 d	4Waning Gibbous94%Age 16.4 d	5Waning Gibbous89%Age 17.4 d
6Waning Gibbous83%Age 18.4 d	7Waning Gibbous75%Age 19.4 d	8Last Quarter66%Age 20.4 d	9Last Quarter57%Age 21.4 d	10Last Quarter48%Age 22.4 d	11Last Quarter38%Age 23.4 d	12Waning Crescent28%Age 24.4 d
13Waning Crescent20%Age 25.4 d	14Waning Crescent12%Age 26.4 d	15Waning Crescent6%Age 27.4 d	16New Moon2%Age 28.4 d	17New Moon0%Age 29.4 d	18New Moon2%Age 1.0 d	19Waxing Crescent6%Age 2.0 d
20Waxing Crescent13%Age 3.0 d	21Waxing Crescent21%Age 4.0 d	22First Quarter32%Age 5.0 d	23First Quarter43%Age 6.0 d	24First Quarter54%Age 7.0 d	25First Quarter65%Age 8.0 d	26Waxing Gibbous74%Age 9.0 d
27Waxing Gibbous83%Age 10.0 d	28Waxing Gibbous90%Age 11.0 d	29Waxing Gibbous95%Age 12.0 d	30Full Moon98%Age 13.0 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Full Moon	100%	13.4 days	19:14	06:11
2	Full Moon	100%	14.4 days	20:30	06:22
3	Full Moon	98%	15.4 days	21:45	06:34
4	Waning Gibbous	94%	16.4 days	23:00	06:48
5	Waning Gibbous	89%	17.4 days	—	07:07
6	Waning Gibbous	83%	18.4 days	00:14	07:32
7	Waning Gibbous	75%	19.4 days	01:23	08:06
8	Last Quarter	66%	20.4 days	02:22	08:53
9	Last Quarter	57%	21.4 days	03:09	09:52
10	Last Quarter	48%	22.4 days	03:44	11:02
11	Last Quarter	38%	23.4 days	04:10	12:18
12	Waning Crescent	28%	24.4 days	04:29	13:36
13	Waning Crescent	20%	25.4 days	04:44	14:55
14	Waning Crescent	12%	26.4 days	04:57	16:16
15	Waning Crescent	6%	27.4 days	05:09	17:38
16	New Moon	2%	28.4 days	05:22	19:04
17	New Moon	0%	29.4 days	05:36	20:35
18	New Moon	2%	1.0 days	05:54	22:08
19	Waxing Crescent	6%	2.0 days	06:18	23:41
20	Waxing Crescent	13%	3.0 days	06:54	—
21	Waxing Crescent	21%	4.0 days	07:47	01:03
22	First Quarter	32%	5.0 days	08:57	02:07
23	First Quarter	43%	6.0 days	10:20	02:51
24	First Quarter	54%	7.0 days	11:46	03:20
25	First Quarter	65%	8.0 days	13:10	03:41
26	Waxing Gibbous	74%	9.0 days	14:30	03:56
27	Waxing Gibbous	83%	10.0 days	15:47	04:08
28	Waxing Gibbous	90%	11.0 days	17:02	04:19
29	Waxing Gibbous	95%	12.0 days	18:16	04:30
30	Full Moon	98%	13.0 days	19:30	04:42

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in April 2026

Pink Moon

Named for pink spring wildflowers in eastern North America, not for a change in the Moon's colour.

Exact instant: 2 April 2026 at 03:12 BST
Brown lunation: 1277

Read the Pink Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-04-02, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	20:30	06:22
Cardiff	20:42	06:34
Belfast	21:02	06:40
Edinburgh	20:54	06:26
Lerwick	21:00	06:09

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

The main outdoor sowing season begins. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

18–23 4/2026

Sowing

Sow beetroot, carrots, chard, lettuce, leeks, peas, radish and turnips in prepared soil.

1, 24–30 4/2026

Planting

Plant potatoes and pot-grown fruit; keep tender vegetables protected until frost risk eases.

2–9 4/2026

Harvesting

Pick spring greens, rhubarb and the first protected salads.

10–17 4/2026

Pruning

Tie in trained fruit and remove clearly dead or damaged growth.

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