Moon Phases in Essen
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1946
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Moonrise
- 03:05
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 22.3 days
- Moonset
- 11:38
- Illumination
- 48%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-09
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Day Length
- 15h 31m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Mon | 06:21 | 18:00 | New Moon | 0% | 28.9 days | 378591 km |
| Apr 2 Tue | 06:39 | 19:27 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.4 days | 374509 km |
| Apr 3 Wed | 06:57 | 20:55 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.4 days | 371258 km |
| Apr 4 Thu | 07:18 | 22:24 | Waxing Crescent | 6% | 2.4 days | 368986 km |
| Apr 5 Fri | 07:43 | 23:52 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.4 days | 367752 km |
| Apr 6 Sat | 08:14 | - | Waxing Crescent | 20% | 4.4 days | 367529 km |
| Apr 7 Sun | 08:56 | 01:14 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.4 days | 368226 km |
| Apr 8 Mon | 09:50 | 02:24 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.4 days | 369706 km |
| Apr 9 Tue | 10:56 | 03:20 | First Quarter | 50% | 7.4 days | 371810 km |
| Apr 10 Wed | 12:09 | 04:01 | First Quarter | 61% | 8.4 days | 374379 km |
| Apr 11 Thu | 13:25 | 04:32 | Waxing Gibbous | 71% | 9.4 days | 377271 km |
| Apr 12 Fri | 14:41 | 04:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 80% | 10.4 days | 380376 km |
| Apr 13 Sat | 15:55 | 05:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 88% | 11.4 days | 383617 km |
| Apr 14 Sun | 17:07 | 05:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 94% | 12.4 days | 386942 km |
| Apr 15 Mon | 18:18 | 05:44 | Waxing Gibbous | 98% | 13.4 days | 390308 km |
| Apr 16 Tue | 19:28 | 05:58 | Full Moon | 100% | 14.4 days | 393657 km |
| Apr 17 Wed | 20:38 | 06:12 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15.4 days | 396896 km |
| Apr 18 Thu | 21:48 | 06:28 | Waning Gibbous | 97% | 16.4 days | 399880 km |
| Apr 19 Fri | 22:57 | 06:48 | Waning Gibbous | 92% | 17.4 days | 402411 km |
| Apr 20 Sat | - | 07:13 | Waning Gibbous | 86% | 18.4 days | 404248 km |
| Apr 21 Sun | 00:04 | 07:44 | Waning Gibbous | 78% | 19.4 days | 405145 km |
| Apr 22 Mon | 01:05 | 08:24 | Last Quarter | 68% | 20.4 days | 404884 km |
| Apr 23 Tue | 01:58 | 09:15 | Last Quarter | 58% | 21.4 days | 403320 km |
| Apr 24 Wed | 02:41 | 10:17 | Last Quarter | 47% | 22.4 days | 400420 km |
| Apr 25 Thu | 03:16 | 11:28 | Last Quarter | 37% | 23.4 days | 396283 km |
| Apr 26 Fri | 03:44 | 12:45 | Waning Crescent | 27% | 24.4 days | 391147 km |
| Apr 27 Sat | 04:06 | 14:05 | Waning Crescent | 18% | 25.4 days | 385364 km |
| Apr 28 Sun | 04:25 | 15:28 | Waning Crescent | 11% | 26.4 days | 379374 km |
| Apr 29 Mon | 04:42 | 16:53 | Waning Crescent | 5% | 27.4 days | 373647 km |
| Apr 30 Tue | 05:00 | 18:21 | Waning Crescent | 1% | 28.4 days | 368639 km |
* Moon Phase: The shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.
* Illumination: The percentage of the Moon's surface illuminated by the Sun.
* Moon Age: The number of days since the last New Moon.