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🌙Lunar Calendar & Moon Phases

Moon Phase Today in İstanbul, Turkey

🌐 Europe/Istanbul 🕐 UTC+03:00 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 💡 74.4% illuminated Below horizon
📅 Sunday, April 26, 2026
🌔
74.4%illuminated
🌙Moonrise14:43
Transit21:27
🌑Moonset03:38
🌔
🌑 New🌓 1st Qtr🌕 Full🌗 Last Qtr🌑 New
Day 9 of 29.5 · 30.3% through lunar cycle
🌕
Phase🌔 Waxing Gibbous
💡
Illumination74.4%
📅
Moon Age8.96 days
📏
Distance385,056 kmAverage distance
🔭
Angular Size31.03′ arcmin
🧭
Position -7.2° alt · 70.4° az

Upcoming Moon Phasesİstanbul

🌕
Full Moon
Fri, May 1
20:23
in 5 days
🌗
Last Quarter
Sat, May 9
00:20
in 13 days
🌑
New Moon
Sat, May 16
23:02
in 20 days
🌓
First Quarter
Sat, May 23
14:02
in 27 days

April 2026 Moon Phase Calendarİstanbul

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
🌔
99.4%
2
🌔
99.8%
3
🌕
98.2%
4
🌖
94.8%
5
🌖
89.7%
6
🌖
83.2%
7
🌖
75.6%
8
🌖
67.1%
9
🌖
57.9%
10
🌗
48.3%
11
🌘
38.6%
12
🌘
29.1%
13
🌘
20.2%
14
🌘
12.3%
15
🌘
6%
16
🌘
1.8%
17
🌑
0.1%
18
🌒
1.3%
19
🌒
5.3%
20
🌒
11.9%
21
🌒
20.6%
22
🌒
30.8%
23
🌒
41.8%
24
🌒
53%
25
🌓
63.7%
26
🌔
73.6%
27
🌔
82.2%
28
🌔
89.3%
29
🌔
94.7%
30
🌔
98.2%
🌑 New 🌒 Waxing Crescent 🌓 First Quarter 🌔 Waxing Gibbous 🌕 Full 🌖 Waning Gibbous 🌗 Last Quarter 🌘 Waning Crescent

Lunar Distance & PositionApril 26, 2026

📏
Distance from Earth
385,056 km
📍
Perigee 356,500Apogee 406,700 km
🔭
Angular Diameter
31.03′
arcminutes (avg 31.1′)
🧭
Current Position
-7.2° altitude
70.4° azimuth · Below horizon
vs Average
+656 km
Average distance

2026 Full Moon & New Moon Datesİstanbul

Month🌕 Full Moon🌑 New Moon
Jan Feb 2Jan 18
Feb Mar 3Feb 17
Mar Apr 2Mar 19
Apr Current May 1Apr 17
May May 31May 16
Jun Jun 30Jul 14
Jul Jul 29Aug 12
Aug Aug 28Sep 11
Sep Sep 26Oct 10
Oct Oct 26Nov 9
Nov Nov 24Dec 9
Dec Dec 24Jan 7
View full 2026 lunar calendar →

Photography WindowsGolden hour & moonrise overlap

📸
Golden Hour AM
06:09 AM – 06:46 AM
Warm low-angle morning light
🌅
Golden Hour PM
07:17 PM – 07:54 PM
Warm low-angle evening light
🌙
Moonrise
14:43
Moon photography opportunity
Best for Stargazing
Near new moon (21 days)
Partial moonlight

Moon Phase — 3 Day Comparisonİstanbul

Yesterday
Sat, Apr 25
🌓
First Quarter
63.7% illuminated
🌙 Rise13:34
🌑 Set03:12
📅 Age7.9 days
Today
Sun, Apr 26
🌔
Waxing Gibbous
74.4% illuminated
🌙 Rise14:43
🌑 Set03:38
📅 Age9 days
+10.7% vs prev day
Tomorrow
Mon, Apr 27
🌔
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated
🌙 Rise15:50
🌑 Set04:01
📅 Age9.9 days
+7.8% vs prev day

📍 Location Map

Frequently Asked QuestionsMoon phase — İstanbul, Turkey

Moon Phase in Nearby CitiesTurkey

CityPhaseIlluminationMoonriseMoonset
🇹🇷 Beyoğlu, İstanbul 🌔 Waxing Gibbous74.4%14:4303:39
🇹🇷 Şişli, İstanbul 🌔 Waxing Gibbous74.4%14:4303:39
🇹🇷 Üsküdar, İstanbul 🌔 Waxing Gibbous74.4%14:4303:38
🇹🇷 Istanbul, İstanbul 🌔 Waxing Gibbous74.4%14:4303:39
🇹🇷 Fatih, İstanbul 🌔 Waxing Gibbous74.4%14:4303:39