Moon phases
See today’s moon phase, the next full and new moon, and every moon phase of the year. Look up the moon on any date, including your birthday.
Today · November 2, 2026Waning crescent41% lit
- Next full moonNovember 24, 2026 09:54 AM
- Next new moonNovember 9, 2026 02:02 AM
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The eight phases
- New moon
- The Moon sits between Earth and Sun, so its lit side faces away from us.
- Waxing crescent
- A thin lit edge that grows each evening.
- First quarter
- Half lit, a week after the new moon, high at sunset.
- Waxing gibbous
- More than half lit and still growing.
- Full moon
- Earth sits between Sun and Moon, so we see the whole lit side all night.
- Waning gibbous
- More than half lit and shrinking, rising after sunset.
- Last quarter
- Half lit again, on the other side, rising around midnight.
- Waning crescent
- A thin edge before sunrise, shrinking toward the next new moon.