New Moon April 2026 in Aries
The new moon of April 2026 is exact on Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:52 UTC, with the Sun and Moon together at 27°29' Aries. Your time:
Status as of November 2, 2026: 198 days ago.
What time is the April 2026 new moon?
At 11:52 UTC on April 17, 2026, which is Fri, Apr 17, 07:52 AM in New York and Fri, Apr 17, 04:52 AM in Los Angeles.
What sign is the April 2026 new moon in?
Aries: the Sun and Moon meet at 27°29' Aries.
Can you see the April 2026 new moon?
No: the Moon is between Earth and the Sun with its unlit side towards us, and the first thin crescent shows low in the west after sunset about a day or two later, around April 18, 2026.
Is the April 2026 new moon a supermoon?
No: the Moon is 364,178 km away, closer than the 384,400 km average but outside the 360,000 km supermoon line; it is number 4 of 2026’s 12 new moons by closeness.
Is the April 2026 new moon an eclipse?
No: the Moon passes 3.89° north of the ecliptic, so its shadow misses Earth.
When is the next new moon after April 2026?
On May 16, 2026 at 20:01 UTC, in Taurus.
Computed details, April 17, 2026
| Exact time (UTC) | April 17, 2026, 11:52 UTC Your time: |
|---|---|
| Moon | ♈︎ 27°29' Aries |
| Sun | ♈︎ 27°28' Aries |
| Distance from Earth | 364,178 km (−20,222 km) |
| Apparent size | 32.8 arcminutes |
| Nearest perigee | April 19, 2026, 06:55 UTC · 361,618 km 1 d 19 h after |
| Distance from the ecliptic | 3.89° north |
| Closeness rank | 4 of 12 (2026) |
| Lunar month (to the next new moon) | 29 d 8 h |
Local clock readings
| Place | Local time |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles | Fri, Apr 17, 04:52 AM |
| New York | Fri, Apr 17, 07:52 AM |
| London | Fri, Apr 17, 12:52 PM |
| India | Fri, Apr 17, 05:22 PM |
| Sydney | Fri, Apr 17, 09:52 PM |
What a new moon in Aries means
With the Sun and Moon together in Aries, this new moon opens a cycle of about four weeks that peaks at the full moon in Scorpio on May 1, 2026. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars; its keywords: pioneering, direct, brave.
Two and a half days of short fuses and quick starts. People act first and explain later, patience is thin, and anything that has been waiting for a push tends to get one. Good for beginning, bad for negotiating.
What it means for your sign: The house this lunation falls in for each of the 12 sun signs.
The instant is the same everywhere; only the clock reading changes. Distances are centre to centre. There is no official supermoon definition: here a supermoon is a new moon with the Moon within 360,000 km of Earth, a micromoon one beyond 405,000 km. Computed with astronomy-engine, tropical zodiac. Data: new-moon/2026.json (CC0 JSON).