After Full Moon on April 1, the illuminated part wanes until New Moon on April 17.
Daily portraits show the Moon at local noon, with north at the top. Main phase times mark the exact moment.
Select a Moon to see it up close. NASA SVS · Moon Lab / NASA LRO
When to look
Look on the night of April 1 into April 2: the Moon rises at 7:14 PM EDT and sets at 6:35 AM EDT. The exact Full Moon is at 10:13 PM EDT that night. You don’t need to catch that minute: the Moon looks full all night.
April 1 → April 2 · New York
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Height above the horizon
Look toward the southeast. The Moon is climbing higher in the sky.
Moonrise: April 1, 7:14 PM EDT. Moonset: April 2, 6:35 AM EDT.
Sunset 7:20 PM EDT · Sunrise 6:37 AM EDT · Near the horizon, the Moon can look warmer in color.
Around April 10, the Moon appears half-lit. Its illuminated part then diminishes toward New Moon on April 17.
Around April 23, the Moon appears half-lit. It then grows brighter on its way to Full Moon on May 1.
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | April 1, 2026, at 10:13 PM EDT | 7:14 PM EDT | 6:14 AM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | April 1, 2026, at 7:13 PM PDT | 7:13 PM PDT | 6:17 AM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | April 2, 2026, at 3:13 AM BST | 8:30 PM BST | 6:22 AM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | April 1, 2026, at 10:13 PM EDT | 7:39 PM EDT | 6:34 AM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | April 2, 2026, at 1:13 PM AEDT | 6:40 PM AEDT | 6:59 AM AEDT | Australia/Sydney |
| City | Phase local time | Moonrise | Moonset | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, US | April 17, 2026, at 7:53 AM EDT | 5:58 AM EDT | 8:18 PM EDT | America/New_York |
| Los Angeles, US | April 17, 2026, at 4:53 AM PDT | 6:09 AM PDT | 8:10 PM PDT | America/Los_Angeles |
| London, GB | April 17, 2026, at 12:53 PM BST | 5:35 AM BST | 8:35 PM BST | Europe/London |
| Toronto, CA | April 17, 2026, at 7:53 AM EDT | 6:14 AM EDT | 8:48 PM EDT | America/Toronto |
| Sydney, AU | April 17, 2026, at 9:53 PM AEST | 5:43 AM AEST | 5:02 PM AEST | Australia/Sydney |
No. The phase has an exact time, but the Moon’s shape changes gradually. Near a quarter, it looks half-lit for about a day on either side, and a crescent grows or shrinks only a little from one night to the next.
The Full Moon happens at one moment worldwide, but local clocks put it on different dates. For example, the Full Moon of April 1 in New York falls on April 2 in Sydney.
The Full Moon of April 1 is traditionally called the Pink Moon. These names come from North American tradition and follow Northern Hemisphere seasons, so in the Southern Hemisphere they don’t match the season.
