Waxing Gibbous
65%
- Rise
- 1:27 PM
- Set
- 3:03 AM
Moon Phases April 2031 in New York, New York
New York, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for New York, in local time (America/New_York). Next full moon: Pink Moon on Monday, April 7.
New York · Tuesday, April 1, 2031 Today
Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 65.5%
- Moon age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 401,596 km
- Moonrise
- 1:27 PM
- Moonset
- 3:03 AM
- Highest
- 8:36 PM
at . Next: Full Moon on Mon, Apr 7 at 1:21 PM. Pink Moon in 6 days.
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
April 2031 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
74%
- Rise
- 2:26 PM
- Set
- 3:37 AM
Waxing Gibbous
82%
- Rise
- 3:27 PM
- Set
- 4:07 AM
Waxing Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 4:29 PM
- Set
- 4:37 AM
Waxing Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 5:32 PM
- Set
- 5:06 AM
Waxing Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 6:38 PM
- Set
- 5:35 AM
Pink Moon
- Rise
- 7:46 PM
- Set
- 6:07 AM
Waning Gibbous
99%
- Rise
- 8:55 PM
- Set
- 6:41 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 10:05 PM
- Set
- 7:21 AM
Waning Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 11:12 PM
- Set
- 8:07 AM
Waning Gibbous
81%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 9:01 AM
Waning Gibbous
71%
- Rise
- 12:14 AM
- Set
- 10:01 AM
Waning Gibbous
60%
- Rise
- 1:09 AM
- Set
- 11:06 AM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 1:57 AM
- Set
- 12:15 PM
Waning Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 2:38 AM
- Set
- 1:24 PM
Waning Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 3:15 AM
- Set
- 2:32 PM
Waning Crescent
18%
- Rise
- 3:47 AM
- Set
- 3:40 PM
Waning Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 4:18 AM
- Set
- 4:46 PM
Waning Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 4:48 AM
- Set
- 5:51 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:19 AM
- Set
- 6:55 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 5:51 AM
- Set
- 7:58 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 6:27 AM
- Set
- 8:59 PM
Waxing Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 7:05 AM
- Set
- 9:56 PM
Waxing Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 7:48 AM
- Set
- 10:50 PM
Waxing Crescent
15%
- Rise
- 8:35 AM
- Set
- 11:38 PM
Waxing Crescent
22%
- Rise
- 9:26 AM
- Set
- —
Waxing Crescent
30%
- Rise
- 10:20 AM
- Set
- 12:22 AM
Waxing Crescent
39%
- Rise
- 11:16 AM
- Set
- 1:00 AM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:14 PM
- Set
- 1:35 AM
Waxing Gibbous
58%
- Rise
- 1:13 PM
- Set
- 2:06 AM
Times are local to New York (America/New_York). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in April 2031
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Pink Moon | Mon, Apr 7 at 1:21 PM | Apr 7, 17:21 |
| Last Quarter | Mon, Apr 14 at 8:58 AM | Apr 14, 12:58 |
| New Moon | Mon, Apr 21 at 12:57 PM | Apr 21, 16:57 |
| First Quarter | Tue, Apr 29 at 3:19 PM | Apr 29, 19:19 |
About the Waxing Gibbous
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Its brightness climbs quickly during this phase, from about a tenth of full-moon brightness at first quarter to full within a week, because the Moon's rough surface reflects most strongly when the Sun is directly behind the observer.
Lore and folklore
The swelling moon was traditionally a time of increase: livestock fattened, crops filled out, and anything meant to grow was tended now. In some traditions it was the best time to gather herbs, when their vigour was thought to peak.
Gibbous comes from the Latin for hump-backed, a plain description of the bulging shape.
Trivia
- The Moon's brightness is not proportional to the lit area; a half moon is only about a tenth as bright as a full moon.
- The waxing gibbous is the phase most often noticed in daytime, high in the afternoon sky.
- Around this phase the bright crater rays, streaks of ejected rock, become obvious to the naked eye.
- The gibbous Moon rises later each day by anything from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the season.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Pink Moon
Not pink at all: named for the early spring wildflower Phlox subulata, the moss pink, one of the first to bloom in April.
Other names are the Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon and, for coastal tribes, the Fish Moon when shad swam upstream to spawn. In many years the Pink Moon is the Paschal Moon, the first full moon after the March equinox that fixes Easter.
Lore
The moss pink, Phlox subulata, carpets the ground in early spring, and the April moon took its colour. Coastal tribes called it the Fish Moon for the shad run; farmers called it the Egg Moon for the laying season. It was thought a good moon for planting anything that grows above ground.
Trivia
- The Pink Moon is often the Paschal Moon that sets the date of Easter.
- In 2020 the Pink Moon was the closest supermoon of the year.
- Despite the name, the Moon looks pink only when low in hazy or smoky air.
Gardening by the Moon in April 2031
- Apr 1 to Apr 7 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Apr 8 to Apr 14 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Apr 15 to Apr 21 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Apr 22 to Apr 29 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Apr 30 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
Full planting calendar for April › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from New York at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.