Moon Phases in Orkney
Moonrise, Moonset, Phase, Illumination and Age for April1963
Today's Moon
Calculated for 2026-05-11
- Moonrise
- 03:31
- Phase
- Last Quarter
- Age of Moon
- 24 days
- Moonset
- 13:50
- Illumination
- 31%
- Next Full Moon
- 2026-05-31
Today's Sun
Calculated for 2026-05-11
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Day Length
- 16h 42m
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase | Illumination | Age | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 Mon | 10:54 | 04:05 | First Quarter | 46% | 7 days | 371640 km |
| Apr 2 Tue | 11:57 | 04:54 | First Quarter | 56% | 8 days | 369984 km |
| Apr 3 Wed | 13:08 | 05:30 | First Quarter | 67% | 9 days | 368926 km |
| Apr 4 Thu | 14:23 | 05:55 | Waxing Gibbous | 76% | 10 days | 368586 km |
| Apr 5 Fri | 15:39 | 06:14 | Waxing Gibbous | 85% | 11 days | 369069 km |
| Apr 6 Sat | 16:53 | 06:29 | Waxing Gibbous | 92% | 12 days | 370451 km |
| Apr 7 Sun | 18:07 | 06:42 | Waxing Gibbous | 96% | 13 days | 372754 km |
| Apr 8 Mon | 19:21 | 06:53 | Full Moon | 99% | 14 days | 375932 km |
| Apr 9 Tue | 20:33 | 07:04 | Waning Gibbous | 100% | 15 days | 379861 km |
| Apr 10 Wed | 21:47 | 07:16 | Waning Gibbous | 98% | 16 days | 384334 km |
| Apr 11 Thu | 23:00 | 07:30 | Waning Gibbous | 95% | 17 days | 389067 km |
| Apr 12 Fri | - | 07:46 | Waning Gibbous | 89% | 18 days | 393722 km |
| Apr 13 Sat | 00:12 | 08:06 | Waning Gibbous | 81% | 19 days | 397930 km |
| Apr 14 Sun | 01:23 | 08:33 | Waning Gibbous | 72% | 20 days | 401337 km |
| Apr 15 Mon | 02:27 | 09:11 | Last Quarter | 62% | 21 days | 403641 km |
| Apr 16 Tue | 03:23 | 10:02 | Last Quarter | 52% | 22 days | 404633 km |
| Apr 17 Wed | 04:07 | 11:06 | Last Quarter | 41% | 23 days | 404225 km |
| Apr 18 Thu | 04:41 | 12:23 | Last Quarter | 31% | 24 days | 402462 km |
| Apr 19 Fri | 05:07 | 13:48 | Waning Crescent | 22% | 25 days | 399512 km |
| Apr 20 Sat | 05:28 | 15:18 | Waning Crescent | 14% | 26 days | 395647 km |
| Apr 21 Sun | 05:44 | 16:51 | Waning Crescent | 7% | 27 days | 391203 km |
| Apr 22 Mon | 05:59 | 18:26 | Waning Crescent | 3% | 28 days | 386541 km |
| Apr 23 Tue | 06:14 | 20:03 | New Moon | 0% | 29 days | 382006 km |
| Apr 24 Wed | 06:31 | 21:40 | Waxing Crescent | 0% | 0.5 days | 377894 km |
| Apr 25 Thu | 06:51 | 23:15 | Waxing Crescent | 2% | 1.5 days | 374431 km |
| Apr 26 Fri | 07:18 | - | Waxing Crescent | 7% | 2.5 days | 371763 km |
| Apr 27 Sat | 07:53 | 00:42 | Waxing Crescent | 13% | 3.5 days | 369962 km |
| Apr 28 Sun | 08:41 | 01:56 | Waxing Crescent | 21% | 4.5 days | 369031 km |
| Apr 29 Mon | 09:43 | 02:53 | Waxing Crescent | 30% | 5.5 days | 368920 km |
| Apr 30 Tue | 10:54 | 03:34 | First Quarter | 40% | 6.5 days | 369545 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.