Sterling Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in April 2026
Day length goes from 13 h 23 min on April 1 to 16 h 02 min on April 30. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 6:00 AM and sunset from 8:49 PM to 10:02 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 | 6:43 AM | 7:26 AM | 8:49 PM | 9:33 PM | 7:53 PM | 11:33 PM | 13 h 23 min | Full moon 6:12 PM | 9:07 PM | 7:08 AM | |
| Apr 2 | 6:40 AM | 7:23 AM | 8:51 PM | 9:35 PM | 7:55 PM | 11:38 PM | 13 h 28 min | +5.0 min | Full moon, 100% | 10:38 PM | 7:06 AM |
| Apr 3 | 6:36 AM | 7:20 AM | 8:54 PM | 9:38 PM | 7:58 PM | 11:42 PM | 13 h 34 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 7:05 AM | |
| Apr 4 | 6:33 AM | 7:17 AM | 8:56 PM | 9:41 PM | 8:00 PM | 11:47 PM | 13 h 39 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 94% | 12:10 AM | 7:04 AM |
| Apr 5 | 6:30 AM | 7:14 AM | 8:59 PM | 9:43 PM | 8:02 PM | 11:52 PM | 13 h 45 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 87% | 1:46 AM | 7:05 AM |
| Apr 6 | 6:26 AM | 7:11 AM | 9:01 PM | 9:46 PM | 8:05 PM | 11:56 PM | 13 h 50 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 80% | 3:23 AM | 7:09 AM |
| Apr 7 | 6:23 AM | 7:08 AM | 9:04 PM | 9:49 PM | 8:07 PM | 12:02 AM | 13 h 56 min | +6.0 min | Waning gibbous, 70% | 4:53 AM | 7:25 AM |
| Apr 8 | 6:20 AM | 7:05 AM | 9:06 PM | 9:52 PM | 8:09 PM | 12:07 AM | 14 h 01 min | +5.0 min | Waning gibbous, 60% | 5:51 AM | 8:14 AM |
| Apr 9 | 6:16 AM | 7:02 AM | 9:09 PM | 9:55 PM | 8:12 PM | 12:13 AM | 14 h 07 min | +6.0 min | Last quarter 8:52 PM | 6:12 AM | 9:41 AM |
| Apr 10 | 6:13 AM | 6:59 AM | 9:11 PM | 9:57 PM | 8:14 PM | 12:18 AM | 14 h 12 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 39% | 6:18 AM | 11:19 AM |
| Apr 11 | 6:10 AM | 6:56 AM | 9:14 PM | 10:00 PM | 8:17 PM | 12:25 AM | 14 h 18 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 29% | 6:19 AM | 12:59 PM |
| Apr 12 | 6:06 AM | 6:53 AM | 9:16 PM | 10:03 PM | 8:19 PM | 12:31 AM | 14 h 23 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 20% | 6:18 AM | 2:36 PM |
| Apr 13 | 6:03 AM | 6:50 AM | 9:19 PM | 10:06 PM | 8:21 PM | 12:38 AM | 14 h 29 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 12% | 6:16 AM | 4:13 PM |
| Apr 14 | 6:00 AM | 6:47 AM | 9:21 PM | 10:09 PM | 8:24 PM | 12:46 AM | 14 h 34 min | +5.0 min | Waning crescent, 6% | 6:15 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Apr 15 | 5:56 AM | 6:44 AM | 9:24 PM | 10:12 PM | 8:26 PM | 12:55 AM | 14 h 40 min | +6.0 min | Waning crescent, 2% | 6:13 AM | 7:29 PM |
| Apr 16 | 5:53 AM | 6:41 AM | 9:27 PM | 10:15 PM | 8:28 PM | 1:05 AM | 14 h 46 min | +6.0 min | New moon, 0% | 6:12 AM | 9:15 PM |
| Apr 17 | 5:50 AM | 6:38 AM | 9:29 PM | 10:17 PM | 8:30 PM | 1:17 AM | 14 h 51 min | +5.0 min | New moon 3:53 AM | 6:12 AM | 11:07 PM |
| Apr 18 | 5:46 AM | 6:35 AM | 9:32 PM | 10:20 PM | 8:33 PM | 1:34 AM | 14 h 57 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 3% | 6:12 AM | |
| Apr 19 | 5:43 AM | 6:32 AM | 9:34 PM | 10:23 PM | 8:35 PM | 15 h 02 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 8% | 6:16 AM | 1:07 AM | |
| Apr 20 | 5:40 AM | 6:29 AM | 9:37 PM | 10:26 PM | 8:37 PM | 15 h 08 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 14% | 6:30 AM | 3:06 AM | |
| Apr 21 | 5:36 AM | 6:26 AM | 9:39 PM | 10:29 PM | 8:40 PM | 15 h 13 min | +5.0 min | Waxing crescent, 22% | 7:17 AM | 4:37 AM | |
| Apr 22 | 5:33 AM | 6:23 AM | 9:42 PM | 10:32 PM | 8:42 PM | 15 h 19 min | +6.0 min | Waxing crescent, 32% | 8:54 AM | 5:12 AM | |
| Apr 23 | 5:30 AM | 6:20 AM | 9:44 PM | 10:35 PM | 8:44 PM | 15 h 24 min | +5.0 min | First quarter 6:32 PM | 10:48 AM | 5:22 AM | |
| Apr 24 | 5:26 AM | 6:17 AM | 9:47 PM | 10:38 PM | 8:46 PM | 15 h 30 min | +6.0 min | First quarter, 53% | 12:37 PM | 5:25 AM | |
| Apr 25 | 5:23 AM | 6:14 AM | 9:50 PM | 10:42 PM | 8:49 PM | 15 h 36 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 63% | 2:18 PM | 5:25 AM | |
| Apr 26 | 5:19 AM | 6:11 AM | 9:52 PM | 10:45 PM | 8:51 PM | 15 h 41 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 73% | 3:52 PM | 5:24 AM | |
| Apr 27 | 5:16 AM | 6:08 AM | 9:55 PM | 10:48 PM | 8:53 PM | 15 h 47 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 82% | 5:22 PM | 5:22 AM | |
| Apr 28 | 5:13 AM | 6:06 AM | 9:57 PM | 10:51 PM | 8:55 PM | 15 h 51 min | +4.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 89% | 6:50 PM | 5:20 AM | |
| Apr 29 | 5:09 AM | 6:03 AM | 10:00 PM | 10:54 PM | 8:58 PM | 15 h 57 min | +6.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 95% | 8:18 PM | 5:19 AM | |
| Apr 30 | 5:06 AM | 6:00 AM | 10:02 PM | 10:57 PM | 9:00 PM | 16 h 02 min | +5.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 99% | 9:49 PM | 5:18 AM |
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Sources
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.