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Ames, Iowa, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, April 2026

Moon: 23.6%
Waxing Crescent
Current Time: Mar 23, 2026 at 4:14:37 am
Moon Direction: 349° North
Moon Altitude: -22.8°
Moon Distance: 228,196 mi
Next Full Moon: Apr 1, 2026, 9:11 pm
Next New Moon: Apr 17, 2026, 6:51 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 9:29 am

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

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:33 am (265°) 7:37 pm (100°) 12:38 am (44.9°) 242,753 99.2%
2 - 6:53 am (257°) 8:43 pm (108°) 1:20 am (38.7°) 244,930 99.9%
3 - 7:15 am (249°) 9:48 pm (115°) 2:03 am (33.1°) 247,010 98.4%
4 - 7:40 am (242°) 10:54 pm (121°) 2:48 am (28.1°) 248,863 95.0%
5 - 8:09 am (237°) 11:58 pm (126°) 3:34 am (24.0°) 250,352 89.9%
6 - 8:44 am (233°) - 4:23 am (21.0°) 251,321 83.2%
7 12:58 am (129°) 9:27 am (231°) - 5:13 am (19.3°) 251,635 75.3%
8 1:53 am (130°) 10:18 am (230°) - 6:05 am (18.9°) 251,188 66.4%
9 2:40 am (128°) 11:16 am (232°) - 6:56 am (20.0°) 249,925 56.9%
10 3:19 am (125°) 12:20 pm (236°) - 7:47 am (22.4°) 247,857 46.9%
11 3:52 am (120°) 1:26 pm (242°) - 8:35 am (26.1°) 245,063 36.9%
12 4:19 am (114°) 2:35 pm (249°) - 9:23 am (30.9°) 241,709 27.2%
13 4:43 am (106°) 3:44 pm (257°) - 10:09 am (36.6°) 238,013 18.1%
14 5:05 am (98°) 4:55 pm (266°) - 10:54 am (43.0°) 234,273 10.4%
15 5:27 am (89°) 6:08 pm (276°) - 11:41 am (49.8°) 230,796 4.4%
16 5:50 am (80°) 7:24 pm (285°) - 12:30 pm (56.8°) 227,907 0.9%
17 6:15 am (71°) 8:44 pm (294°) - 1:22 pm (63.4°) 225,851 0.2%
18 6:46 am (63°) 10:06 pm (301°) - 2:18 pm (69.1°) 224,821 2.7%
19 7:24 am (56°) 11:26 pm (307°) - 3:20 pm (73.3°) 224,856 8.1%
20 8:13 am (52°) - - 4:24 pm (75.6°) 225,878 16.2%
21 - 12:40 am (309°) 9:13 am (51°) 5:29 pm (75.7°) 227,702 26.3%
22 - 1:41 am (308°) 10:24 am (53°) 6:31 pm (73.7°) 230,087 37.5%
23 - 2:29 am (305°) 11:39 am (57°) 7:29 pm (70.0°) 232,779 49.2%
24 - 3:05 am (299°) 12:54 pm (64°) 8:21 pm (65.1°) 235,572 60.5%
25 - 3:34 am (292°) 2:07 pm (72°) 9:09 pm (59.3°) 238,314 71.0%
26 - 3:58 am (284°) 3:16 pm (80°) 9:54 pm (53.2°) 240,911 80.3%
27 - 4:19 am (275°) 4:22 pm (89°) 10:36 pm (46.9°) 243,306 87.9%
28 - 4:39 am (267°) 5:27 pm (97°) 11:18 pm (40.8°) 245,482 93.8%
29 - 4:58 am (259°) 6:32 pm (105°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
30 - 5:19 am (252°) 7:37 pm (112°) 12:00 am (35.0°) 247,420 97.7%
* All times are local time for Ames. 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.

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