Moon Phase Today
See the Moon’s current phase, how much is lit and when the next full moon occurs. Times are shown in your time zone.
Waxing crescent
5% illuminated · waxing
- Moon age
- 2.2 days
- Cycle position
- 7% through
- Distance
- 395,920 km
Moonrise & moonset tonight
Unlike the phase, these depend on where you are.
Shown for October 12, 2026 19:53 UTC — this updates to your current time when the page loads.
Next phases
Each phase happens at one instant everywhere on Earth. Times are shown in your time zone once the page loads, with UTC alongside.
The next 30 days
Each disc is that day's phase at 12:00 UTC. Primary phases are labelled. For a month at a time, see the moon phase calendar.
What this is, and how it works
This is tonight’s moon, computed for right now. The disc is the phase as seen from the ground — the same shape everyone on Earth sees at the same instant. The date box jumps to any night; Today brings it back.
Moonrise and moonset depend on where you are; the phase does not. The 30-day strip is the cycle at a glance. Below the equator the lit side swaps limbs, which is why the picture flips in the southern hemisphere.
Moonrise & moonset by city
Rise and set times are local — pick your city for tonight's times, the direction to look, and a 7-day outlook.
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