The moon today: phase, illumination and what comes next
Today’s moon phase, with the illuminated percentage, the age of the cycle, the distance from Earth and the dates of the next new and full moon.
Current phase
Waxing crescent
Illumination
24%
Moon age
5.1 d
Distance from Earth
403,748 km
Apparent diameter
29.6′
Angular distance from the Sun
58.2°
Next phases
| Date | Time (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|
| First quarter | 18 Oct 2026 | 16:13 |
| Full moon | 26 Oct 2026 | 04:12 |
| Last quarter | 01 Nov 2026 | 20:28 |
| New moon | 09 Nov 2026 | 07:02 |
Moonrise / Moonset
| Moonrise | Moonset | Time zone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City | 12:22 | 21:02 | America/New_York |
| London | 13:15 | 19:56 | Europe/London |
| Sydney | 09:22 | — | Australia/Sydney |
| Melbourne | 09:34 | 00:27 | Australia/Melbourne |
| Los Angeles | 12:00 | 21:31 | America/Los_Angeles |
| Toronto | 12:58 | 21:11 | America/Toronto |
| Brisbane | 08:35 | 23:11 | Australia/Brisbane |
| Brooklyn | 12:21 | 21:02 | America/New_York |
How these times are calculated
The Moon’s position comes from Meeus’s series (chapter 47, full tables), accurate to about 10 arcseconds. Moonrise and moonset use the standard altitude 0.7275·π − 0.5667°, with π the horizontal parallax, which is the USNO convention. The instants of new moon, full moon and the quarters come from Meeus chapter 49, converted from Dynamical Time to UTC. Checked against the USNO: all 50 phases of 2026 agree to within 41 seconds, and moonrise, moonset and illumination agree to the minute and to the percentage point.
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