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Santa Monica, California, USA — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, April 2026

Moon: 88.3%
Waning Gibbous
Current Time: Feb 4, 2026 at 6:54:54 pm
Moon Direction: 75° East
Moon Altitude: -21.9°
Moon Distance: 240,266 mi
Next New Moon: Feb 17, 2026, 4:01 am
Next Full Moon: Mar 3, 2026, 3:37 am
Next Moonrise: Today, 8:42 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for Santa Monica, April 2026

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2026 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Apr Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (mi) Illumination
1 - 6:18 am (265°) 7:14 pm (99°) 12:20 am (52.6°) 242,904 99.3%
2 - 6:44 am (258°) 8:13 pm (106°) 1:03 am (46.4°) 245,077 99.9%
3 - 7:11 am (251°) 9:13 pm (113°) 1:46 am (40.8°) 247,147 98.3%
4 - 7:41 am (245°) 10:14 pm (118°) 2:30 am (35.8°) 248,980 94.7%
5 - 8:16 am (240°) 11:13 pm (122°) 3:17 am (31.8°) 250,437 89.4%
6 - 8:55 am (237°) - 4:06 am (28.9°) 251,365 82.7%
7 12:10 am (124°) 9:41 am (235°) - 4:56 am (27.2°) 251,629 74.7%
8 1:04 am (125°) 10:33 am (235°) - 5:48 am (27.0°) 251,127 65.8%
9 1:52 am (124°) 11:29 am (237°) - 6:39 am (28.1°) 249,807 56.2%
10 2:34 am (121°) 12:29 pm (241°) - 7:30 am (30.7°) 247,686 46.2%
11 3:11 am (117°) 1:31 pm (246°) - 8:18 am (34.4°) 244,847 36.2%
12 3:44 am (111°) 2:34 pm (252°) - 9:05 am (39.3°) 241,462 26.5%
13 4:13 am (104°) 3:37 pm (259°) - 9:51 am (45.1°) 237,753 17.6%
14 4:41 am (97°) 4:42 pm (267°) - 10:37 am (51.6°) 234,020 9.9%
15 5:09 am (89°) 5:48 pm (276°) - 11:24 am (58.4°) 230,574 4.1%
16 5:38 am (80°) 6:58 pm (284°) - 12:13 pm (65.4°) 227,735 0.8%
17 6:11 am (72°) 8:10 pm (292°) - 1:05 pm (71.9°) 225,747 0.3%
18 6:48 am (65°) 9:26 pm (298°) - 2:02 pm (77.6°) 224,790 3.0%
19 7:33 am (60°) 10:41 pm (303°) - 3:03 pm (81.7°) 224,897 8.6%
20 8:27 am (56°) 11:52 pm (305°) - 4:08 pm (83.8°) 225,980 16.9%
21 9:29 am (55°) - - 5:13 pm (83.8°) 227,851 27.1%
22 - 12:54 am (304°) 10:38 am (57°) 6:15 pm (81.7°) 230,266 38.3%
23 - 1:45 am (300°) 11:49 am (62°) 7:12 pm (77.8°) 232,970 50.0%
24 - 2:26 am (295°) 12:58 pm (67°) 8:04 pm (72.8°) 235,765 61.3%
25 - 3:01 am (289°) 2:04 pm (74°) 8:52 pm (67.0°) 238,499 71.7%
26 - 3:30 am (282°) 3:06 pm (82°) 9:36 pm (60.9°) 241,083 80.8%
27 - 3:57 am (274°) 4:07 pm (89°) 10:19 pm (54.6°) 243,464 88.4%
28 - 4:22 am (267°) 5:06 pm (97°) 11:00 pm (48.5°) 245,624 94.1%
29 - 4:47 am (260°) 6:05 pm (104°) 11:43 pm (42.7°) 247,545 97.9%
30 - 5:14 am (253°) 7:04 pm (110°) Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
* All times are local time for Santa Monica. 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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