Mechelen Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in April 2026
Day length goes from 12 h 57 min on April 1 to 14 h 45 min on April 30. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:17 AM and sunset from 8:15 PM to 9:02 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 | 6:45 AM | 7:18 AM | 8:15 PM | 8:48 PM | 7:31 PM | 10:12 PM | 12 h 57 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 7:55 PM | 6:53 AM | |
| Apr 2 | 6:42 AM | 7:16 AM | 8:16 PM | 8:50 PM | 7:33 PM | 10:15 PM | 13 h 00 min | +3.0 min | Full moon 4:12 AM | 9:09 PM | 7:04 AM |
| Apr 3 | 6:40 AM | 7:14 AM | 8:18 PM | 8:52 PM | 7:34 PM | 10:17 PM | 13 h 04 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 99% | 10:24 PM | 7:17 AM |
| Apr 4 | 6:38 AM | 7:11 AM | 8:20 PM | 8:54 PM | 7:36 PM | 10:19 PM | 13 h 09 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 96% | 11:39 PM | 7:32 AM |
| Apr 5 | 6:35 AM | 7:09 AM | 8:21 PM | 8:55 PM | 7:38 PM | 10:21 PM | 13 h 12 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 90% | 7:51 AM | |
| Apr 6 | 6:33 AM | 7:07 AM | 8:23 PM | 8:57 PM | 7:39 PM | 10:23 PM | 13 h 16 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 83% | 12:52 AM | 8:16 AM |
| Apr 7 | 6:31 AM | 7:05 AM | 8:25 PM | 8:59 PM | 7:41 PM | 10:26 PM | 13 h 20 min | +4.0 min | Waning gibbous, 74% | 2:00 AM | 8:51 AM |
| Apr 8 | 6:28 AM | 7:03 AM | 8:26 PM | 9:01 PM | 7:42 PM | 10:28 PM | 13 h 23 min | +3.0 min | Waning gibbous, 65% | 3:00 AM | 9:37 AM |
| Apr 9 | 6:26 AM | 7:00 AM | 8:28 PM | 9:02 PM | 7:44 PM | 10:30 PM | 13 h 28 min | +5.0 min | Last quarter, 54% | 3:48 AM | 10:36 AM |
| Apr 10 | 6:24 AM | 6:58 AM | 8:30 PM | 9:04 PM | 7:45 PM | 10:33 PM | 13 h 32 min | +4.0 min | Last quarter 6:52 AM | 4:23 AM | 11:45 AM |
| Apr 11 | 6:22 AM | 6:56 AM | 8:31 PM | 9:06 PM | 7:47 PM | 10:35 PM | 13 h 35 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 33% | 4:49 AM | 1:00 PM |
| Apr 12 | 6:19 AM | 6:54 AM | 8:33 PM | 9:08 PM | 7:49 PM | 10:38 PM | 13 h 39 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 24% | 5:09 AM | 2:18 PM |
| Apr 13 | 6:17 AM | 6:52 AM | 8:35 PM | 9:09 PM | 7:50 PM | 10:40 PM | 13 h 43 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 15% | 5:24 AM | 3:37 PM |
| Apr 14 | 6:15 AM | 6:50 AM | 8:36 PM | 9:11 PM | 7:52 PM | 10:43 PM | 13 h 46 min | +3.0 min | Waning crescent, 9% | 5:38 AM | 4:57 PM |
| Apr 15 | 6:13 AM | 6:48 AM | 8:38 PM | 9:13 PM | 7:53 PM | 10:45 PM | 13 h 50 min | +4.0 min | Waning crescent, 4% | 5:50 AM | 6:20 PM |
| Apr 16 | 6:10 AM | 6:45 AM | 8:39 PM | 9:15 PM | 7:55 PM | 10:48 PM | 13 h 54 min | +4.0 min | New moon, 1% | 6:04 AM | 7:45 PM |
| Apr 17 | 6:08 AM | 6:43 AM | 8:41 PM | 9:16 PM | 7:56 PM | 10:50 PM | 13 h 58 min | +4.0 min | New moon 1:53 PM | 6:19 AM | 9:15 PM |
| Apr 18 | 6:06 AM | 6:41 AM | 8:43 PM | 9:18 PM | 7:58 PM | 10:53 PM | 14 h 02 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 2% | 6:37 AM | 10:48 PM |
| Apr 19 | 6:04 AM | 6:39 AM | 8:44 PM | 9:20 PM | 7:59 PM | 10:56 PM | 14 h 05 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 5% | 7:03 AM | |
| Apr 20 | 6:01 AM | 6:37 AM | 8:46 PM | 9:22 PM | 8:01 PM | 10:58 PM | 14 h 09 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 11% | 7:39 AM | 12:19 AM |
| Apr 21 | 5:59 AM | 6:35 AM | 8:48 PM | 9:24 PM | 8:02 PM | 11:01 PM | 14 h 13 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 19% | 8:31 AM | 1:42 AM |
| Apr 22 | 5:57 AM | 6:33 AM | 8:49 PM | 9:25 PM | 8:04 PM | 11:04 PM | 14 h 16 min | +3.0 min | Waxing crescent, 28% | 9:42 AM | 2:46 AM |
| Apr 23 | 5:55 AM | 6:31 AM | 8:51 PM | 9:27 PM | 8:05 PM | 11:07 PM | 14 h 20 min | +4.0 min | Waxing crescent, 38% | 11:04 AM | 3:30 AM |
| Apr 24 | 5:53 AM | 6:29 AM | 8:53 PM | 9:29 PM | 8:07 PM | 11:10 PM | 14 h 24 min | +4.0 min | First quarter 4:32 AM | 12:30 PM | 4:00 AM |
| Apr 25 | 5:51 AM | 6:27 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:31 PM | 8:08 PM | 11:12 PM | 14 h 27 min | +3.0 min | First quarter, 59% | 1:53 PM | 4:21 AM |
| Apr 26 | 5:48 AM | 6:25 AM | 8:56 PM | 9:33 PM | 8:10 PM | 11:15 PM | 14 h 31 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 69% | 3:13 PM | 4:37 AM |
| Apr 27 | 5:46 AM | 6:23 AM | 8:57 PM | 9:34 PM | 8:11 PM | 11:18 PM | 14 h 34 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 78% | 4:29 PM | 4:49 AM |
| Apr 28 | 5:44 AM | 6:21 AM | 8:59 PM | 9:36 PM | 8:13 PM | 11:21 PM | 14 h 38 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 86% | 5:43 PM | 5:01 AM |
| Apr 29 | 5:42 AM | 6:19 AM | 9:01 PM | 9:38 PM | 8:14 PM | 11:24 PM | 14 h 42 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 93% | 6:56 PM | 5:12 AM |
| Apr 30 | 5:40 AM | 6:17 AM | 9:02 PM | 9:40 PM | 8:16 PM | 11:28 PM | 14 h 45 min | +3.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 97% | 8:10 PM | 5:24 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.