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McMurdo, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, April 2026

Moon: 88.8%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 5, 2026 at 2:05:27 pm
Moon Direction: 218° Southwest
Moon Altitude: -11.1°
Moon Distance: 240,016 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 18, 2026, 1:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 4, 2026, 12:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 10:19 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for McMurdo, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:43 am (273°) 6:34 pm (101°) 12:46 am (9.2°) 241,171 97.3%
2 - 9:41 am (240°) 5:15 pm (131°) 1:29 am (15.5°) 243,360 99.6%
3 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:11 am (21.5°) 245,520 99.7%
4 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:55 am (27.0°) 247,552 97.7%
Note: hours shift because clocks change backward 1 hour. (See the note below this table for details)
5 - Up, doesn’t set - 2:40 am (31.8°) 249,319 93.8%
6 - Up, doesn’t set - 3:27 am (35.6°) 250,679 88.1%
7 - Up, doesn’t set - 4:16 am (38.3°) 251,479 81.1%
8 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:07 am (39.6°) 251,591 72.9%
9 - Up, doesn’t set - 5:58 am (39.6°) 250,921 63.8%
10 - Up, doesn’t set - 6:49 am (38.1°) 249,430 54.2%
11 - Up, doesn’t set - 7:39 am (35.3°) 247,150 44.1%
12 - Up, doesn’t set - 8:28 am (31.3°) 244,181 34.1%
13 - 9:00 pm (189°) 10:54 pm (162°) 9:15 am (26.2°) 240,708 24.6%
14 - 6:27 pm (237°) - 10:00 am (20.3°) 236,968 15.8%
15 3:09 am (111°) 5:09 pm (267°) - 10:46 am (13.7°) 233,268 8.5%
16 6:22 am (75°) 3:50 pm (298°) - 11:33 am (6.9°) 229,925 3.2%
17 10:30 am (27°) 1:32 pm (344°) - 12:23 pm (0.4°) 227,243 0.4%
18 - Down, doesn’t rise - 1:16 pm (-6.3°) 225,460 0.6%
19 - Down, doesn’t rise - 2:14 pm (-11.6°) 224,726 3.9%
20 - Down, doesn’t rise - 3:16 pm (-15.3°) 225,046 10.1%
21 - Down, doesn’t rise - 4:21 pm (-16.9°) 226,312 18.9%
22 - Down, doesn’t rise - 5:26 pm (-16.4°) 228,316 29.3%
23 - Down, doesn’t rise - 6:27 pm (-13.9°) 230,813 40.8%
24 - Down, doesn’t rise - 7:23 pm (-9.9°) 233,550 52.4%
25 - Down, doesn’t rise - 8:14 pm (-4.8°) 236,343 63.5%
26 7:05 pm (28°) 11:37 pm (323°) - 9:01 pm (1.4°) 239,050 73.7%
27 5:18 pm (64°) - - 9:45 pm (7.3°) 241,597 82.6%
28 - 3:01 am (284°) 4:08 pm (92°) 10:27 pm (13.5°) 243,932 89.7%
29 - 5:53 am (251°) 2:56 pm (120°) 11:09 pm (19.5°) 246,044 95.1%
30 - 9:20 am (211°) 1:03 pm (158°) 11:51 pm (25.1°) 247,913 98.5%
* All times are local time for McMurdo. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

Note that Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 3:00 am, and this is accounted for above.

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