The Moon tonight
Waxing Crescent
The Moon is 1% illuminated and 0.7 days into its cycle. The next full Moon is in 15 days, on Tuesday 24 November.
- Illuminated
- 1%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
Coming phases
Dates in Universal Time. Near midnight your local date may differ by a day.
- First QuarterTue 17 November
- Full MoonTue 24 November
- Last QuarterTue 1 December
- New MoonWed 9 December
- First QuarterThu 17 December
- Full MoonThu 24 December
- Last QuarterWed 30 December
- New MoonThu 7 January
Reading the Moon
Waxing means growing. Between new and full, the lit part grows each night and the Moon is in the evening sky. In the northern hemisphere the bright edge is on the right; south of the equator it's on the left.
Waning means shrinking. After full, the Moon rises later each night, about 50 minutes on average, until it's a thin crescent in the dawn. Around new Moon the sky is darkest, which is the best time for faint stars and the Milky Way.