An almanac is a yearly calendar of astronomical data about the sun and moon: sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset and the phases of the moon. The almanac is one of the oldest forms of practical calendar and was used to plan everything from farming and fishing to holidays and festivals. On this page you get the key almanac data for your location – calculated astronomically and updated every day.
Use the almanac tool below to see today's sunrise, sunset and day length together with moonrise, moonset and the current moon phase. Tap «Find my location» to calculate the figures precisely for your coordinates. All times are local.
The moon runs through a fixed cycle of about 29.5 days – a so-called synodic month. The phase depends on how much of the moon's lit side we can see from Earth:
Today's moon phase and the illuminated fraction (the percentage of the disc that is lit) are shown in the tool above.
To dig deeper into daylight, see also sunrise today, sunset today, the solar calendar and the year chart, which shows how day length changes throughout the year.
An almanac is a yearly calendar of astronomical data about the sun and moon – including sunrise, sunset, day length, moonrise, moonset and the phases of the moon. It was traditionally used to plan farming, fishing and holidays.
The moon phase today is calculated from how much of the moon's lit side we can see from Earth. Use the almanac tool on this page to see the current phase and illuminated fraction for your location.
The moon completes a full cycle from new moon to new moon in about 29.5 days. This is called a synodic month.