moon .5deg.comApril 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Nelson, New Zealand (Nelson City). This month starts with moon illumination of 97.2% (01. April, 00:00) and ends with 98.6% (30. April, 23:59). Full moon (Nelson Local time): • 2026-04-02, 15:13
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (April 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 371 km225 788 mi -
405 503 km251 968 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Wednesday | 18:43 | 06:26 | 98.7% | 389400 km |
| 02 | Thursday | 19:03 | 07:32 | 100% | 393797 km |
| 03 | Friday | 19:25 | 08:37 | 99.2% | 397696 km |
| 04 | Saturday | 19:50 | 09:42 | 96.5% | 400928 km |
| 05 | Sunday | 19:18 | 09:47 | 91.9% | 403446 km |
| 06 | Monday | 19:52 | 10:51 | 85.9% | 404951 km |
| 07 | Tuesday | 20:33 | 11:52 | 78.7% | 405503 km |
| 08 | Wednesday | 21:23 | 12:48 | 70.4% | 405073 km |
| 09 | Thursday | 22:19 | 13:38 | 61.5% | 403667 km |
| 10 | Friday | 23:21 | 14:19 | 52% | 401321 km |
| 11 | Saturday | 00:00 | 14:53 | 42.3% | 398114 km |
| 12 | Sunday | 00:27 | 15:23 | 32.7% | 394169 km |
| 13 | Monday | 01:35 | 15:48 | 23.5% | 389661 km |
| 14 | Tuesday | 02:43 | 16:11 | 15.2% | 384812 km |
| 15 | Wednesday | 03:53 | 16:33 | 8.2% | 379883 km |
| 16 | Thursday | 05:04 | 16:56 | 3.1% | 375160 km |
| 17 | Friday | 06:19 | 17:21 | 0.3% | 370928 km |
| 18 | Saturday | 07:37 | 17:51 | 0.4% | 367450 km |
| 19 | Sunday | 08:58 | 18:27 | 3.3% | 364941 km |
| 20 | Monday | 10:19 | 19:14 | 9% | 363556 km |
| 21 | Tuesday | 11:35 | 20:11 | 17% | 363371 km |
| 22 | Wednesday | 12:39 | 21:20 | 26.8% | 364385 km |
| 23 | Thursday | 13:30 | 22:34 | 37.5% | 366521 km |
| 24 | Friday | 14:09 | 23:50 | 48.7% | 369633 km |
| 25 | Saturday | 14:40 | 00:00 | 59.7% | 373521 km |
| 26 | Sunday | 15:06 | 01:02 | 70% | 377948 km |
| 27 | Monday | 15:28 | 02:11 | 79.1% | 382660 km |
| 28 | Tuesday | 15:49 | 03:18 | 86.9% | 387400 km |
| 29 | Wednesday | 16:08 | 04:22 | 92.9% | 391931 km |
| 30 | Thursday | 16:29 | 05:27 | 97.2% | 396040 km |