moon .5deg.comApril 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Waitangi, New Zealand (Chatham Islands). This month starts with moon illumination of 97.1% (01. April, 00:00) and ends with 98.5% (30. April, 23:59). Full moon (Waitangi Local time): • 2026-04-02, 15:58
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:
363 358 km225 780 mi -
405 500 km251 966 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 | 18:46 | 06:29 | 98.6% | 389256 km |
| 02 | Thursday | 19:04 | 07:37 | 100% | 393666 km |
| 03 | Friday | 19:24 | 08:44 | 99.3% | 397583 km |
| 04 | Saturday | 19:46 | 09:51 | 96.6% | 400838 km |
| 05 | Sunday | 19:12 | 09:58 | 92% | 403384 km |
| 06 | Monday | 19:45 | 11:04 | 86.1% | 404918 km |
| 07 | Tuesday | 20:24 | 12:07 | 78.9% | 405500 km |
| 08 | Wednesday | 21:13 | 13:04 | 70.7% | 405102 km |
| 09 | Thursday | 22:10 | 13:53 | 61.8% | 403725 km |
| 10 | Friday | 23:13 | 14:33 | 52.3% | 401408 km |
| 11 | Saturday | 00:00 | 15:06 | 42.6% | 398226 km |
| 12 | Sunday | 00:20 | 15:34 | 33% | 394302 km |
| 13 | Monday | 01:31 | 15:57 | 23.8% | 389808 km |
| 14 | Tuesday | 02:41 | 16:17 | 15.4% | 384966 km |
| 15 | Wednesday | 03:54 | 16:37 | 8.4% | 380036 km |
| 16 | Thursday | 05:08 | 16:58 | 3.2% | 375302 km |
| 17 | Friday | 06:24 | 17:20 | 0.4% | 371050 km |
| 18 | Saturday | 07:46 | 17:47 | 0.3% | 367545 km |
| 19 | Sunday | 09:09 | 18:21 | 3.2% | 365003 km |
| 20 | Monday | 10:32 | 19:05 | 8.8% | 363581 km |
| 21 | Tuesday | 11:50 | 20:01 | 16.7% | 363358 km |
| 22 | Wednesday | 12:54 | 21:10 | 26.4% | 364336 km |
| 23 | Thursday | 13:44 | 22:26 | 37.2% | 366438 km |
| 24 | Friday | 14:22 | 23:44 | 48.4% | 369522 km |
| 25 | Saturday | 14:51 | 00:00 | 59.4% | 373390 km |
| 26 | Sunday | 15:14 | 00:59 | 69.7% | 377804 km |
| 27 | Monday | 15:34 | 02:10 | 78.9% | 382511 km |
| 28 | Tuesday | 15:52 | 03:20 | 86.7% | 387254 km |
| 29 | Wednesday | 16:10 | 04:26 | 92.8% | 391794 km |
| 30 | Thursday | 16:29 | 05:33 | 97.1% | 395920 km |