What is the moon phase today?

The moon phase today is calculated from how much of the moon’s lit side we can see from Earth. The page shows the current phase, illumination, moonrise and moonset for your location.

When does the moon rise and set?

Moonrise and moonset depend on your location and the moon phase. Use «Use my location» on the page to get precise times for where you are.

The moon today – moon phase, moonrise and moonset

Waxing gibbous

71% illuminated

Moonrise3:51 PM

Moonset–

Illumination71%waxing

Moon age9.4days

Distance398kkm

Next full moon26 OctHunter's Moon Next new moon9 Nov

Next lunar eclipse12 Jan 2028 · Partial

London

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Follow the moon day by day: its phase, illumination and the times of moonrise and moonset – calculated astronomically for your location. Read more about the phases of the moon, full moon and new moon, the next lunar eclipse and Blood Moon, or see sun and moon together in the almanac.