The Moon in April 2027
In April 2027 the Moon goes through four main phases: new moon on April 6, first quarter on April 13, full moon on April 20 and last quarter on April 28. The full moon, traditionally called the Pink Moon, comes on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:27 PM ET (10:27 PM UTC). The new moon falls on Tuesday, April 6 at 7:51 PM ET.
On April 1 the Moon is a waning crescent, 31% lit. By April 30 it is a waning crescent, 29% lit. All times on this page are Eastern Time (New York), rounded to the minute, with UTC alongside. The live tool at the top uses your own time zone.
| Phase | Date | Time (ET) | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | Tuesday, April 6 | 7:51 PM | Apr 6, 11:51 PM |
| First quarter | Tuesday, April 13 | 6:57 PM | Apr 13, 10:57 PM |
| Full moon | Tuesday, April 20 | 6:27 PM | Apr 20, 10:27 PM |
| Last quarter | Wednesday, April 28 | 4:18 PM | Apr 28, 8:18 PM |
April 2027 moon calendar, day by day
Phase and lit share at noon in New York, the Moon’s direction in the sky, then moonrise and moonset in New York. “None” means the Moon does not rise (or set) that calendar day.
| Day | Phase | Lit | Moon | Rise | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Apr 1 | Waning Crescent | 26% | Ascending | 4:07 AM | 2:06 PM |
| Fri, Apr 2 | Waning Crescent | 18% | Ascending | 4:33 AM | 3:09 PM |
| Sat, Apr 3 | Waning Crescent | 11% | Ascending | 4:56 AM | 4:12 PM |
| Sun, Apr 4 | Waning Crescent | 6% | Ascending | 5:18 AM | 5:15 PM |
| Mon, Apr 5 | Waning Crescent | 2% | Ascending | 5:39 AM | 6:20 PM |
| Tue, Apr 6 | New moon | 0% | Ascending | 6:02 AM | 7:27 PM |
| Wed, Apr 7 | Waxing Crescent | 1% | Ascending | 6:26 AM | 8:37 PM |
| Thu, Apr 8 | Waxing Crescent | 4% | Ascending | 6:55 AM | 9:50 PM |
| Fri, Apr 9 | Waxing Crescent | 9% | Ascending | 7:30 AM | 11:03 PM |
| Sat, Apr 10 | Waxing Crescent | 16% | Ascending | 8:13 AM | none |
| Sun, Apr 11 | Waxing Crescent | 25% | Ascending | 9:07 AM | 12:13 AM |
| Mon, Apr 12 | Waxing Crescent | 36% | Descending | 10:12 AM | 1:16 AM |
| Tue, Apr 13 | First quarter | 47% | Descending | 11:24 AM | 2:09 AM |
| Wed, Apr 14 | Waxing Gibbous | 58% | Descending | 12:39 PM | 2:52 AM |
| Thu, Apr 15 | Waxing Gibbous | 69% | Descending | 1:54 PM | 3:27 AM |
| Fri, Apr 16 | Waxing Gibbous | 79% | Descending | 3:08 PM | 3:56 AM |
| Sat, Apr 17 | Waxing Gibbous | 87% | Descending | 4:20 PM | 4:22 AM |
| Sun, Apr 18 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | Descending | 5:30 PM | 4:46 AM |
| Mon, Apr 19 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | Descending | 6:40 PM | 5:10 AM |
| Tue, Apr 20 | Full moon | 100% | Descending | 7:50 PM | 5:35 AM |
| Wed, Apr 21 | Waning Gibbous | 99% | Descending | 9:00 PM | 6:03 AM |
| Thu, Apr 22 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | Descending | 10:07 PM | 6:36 AM |
| Fri, Apr 23 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | Descending | 11:10 PM | 7:15 AM |
| Sat, Apr 24 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | Descending | none | 8:00 AM |
| Sun, Apr 25 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | Ascending | 12:06 AM | 8:53 AM |
| Mon, Apr 26 | Waning Gibbous | 70% | Ascending | 12:54 AM | 9:50 AM |
| Tue, Apr 27 | Waning Gibbous | 61% | Ascending | 1:33 AM | 10:51 AM |
| Wed, Apr 28 | Last quarter | 52% | Ascending | 2:06 AM | 11:53 AM |
| Thu, Apr 29 | Waning Crescent | 42% | Ascending | 2:34 AM | 12:56 PM |
| Fri, Apr 30 | Waning Crescent | 33% | Ascending | 2:58 AM | 1:58 PM |
Distance and height in the sky
The Moon is closest to Earth (perigee) on April 13, at 370,007 km. It is farthest (apogee) on April 27, at 404,173 km.
The month starts with a rising Moon. It reaches its highest path on April 11 (declination 27.4° north) and then descends. It reaches its lowest path on April 24 (27.3° south) and starts to ascend again. A high declination means the Moon rides high in the sky and stays up longer, as seen from the United States.
Why it is called the Pink Moon
The name comes from the almanac tradition of the northeastern United States: it is named after a pink wildflower, creeping phlox, which blooms in early spring. These names were popularized in the 1930s by the Maine Farmers’ Almanac, which presented them as Native American names.
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