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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.

Moonrise and moonset depend on where you are — the phase doesn’t. See exact location.

Full moon

100% illuminated ·

Moon age
15.6 days
Cycle position
53% through
Distance
379,101 km

Moonrise & moonset tonight

Unlike the phase, these depend on where you are.

Moonrise—
Moonset—
Above the horizon now—

Shown for September 26, 2026 18:34 UTC — this updates to your current time when the page loads.

Next phases

Last quarter October 3, 2026 13:24 UTC
New moon October 10, 2026 15:49 UTC
First quarter October 18, 2026 16:12 UTC
Full moon October 26, 2026 04:11 UTC

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

Sep 26Full moon
Sep 2799%
Sep 2896%
Sep 2990%
Sep 3082%
Oct 173%
Oct 262%
Oct 3Last quarter
Oct 439%
Oct 528%
Oct 619%
Oct 711%
Oct 85%
Oct 91%
Oct 10New moon
Oct 111%
Oct 124%
Oct 139%
Oct 1415%
Oct 1522%
Oct 1631%
Oct 1740%
Oct 18First quarter
Oct 1958%
Oct 2068%
Oct 2177%
Oct 2285%
Oct 2391%
Oct 2496%
Oct 2599%

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.

Questions this page answers

The question is the link. A short answer sits here; tap through for the drawing and the deeper pass.