Moon phase today
The moon today is Waxing Crescent, 39% lit and 6.8 days old. Worked out for 17 October 2026; if your browser runs scripts, the figures below update to right now.
Waxing Crescent
Days since full moon: 20.8 · on a one-click-per-day watch that is 21 clicks after centring the full moon
Next full moon: 26 October 2026, 04:11 UTC
Next new moon: 9 November 2026, 07:02 UTC
The drawing shows the northern-hemisphere view. South of the equator the moon looks mirrored left to right; the timing is the same.
Setting a moon phase watch to today's moon
Most moon discs are easiest to set from the full moon: centre the full moon in the window, then add one step for each day since. The number above is that count. What a "step" is depends on the watch:
Full and new moon dates, 2026 and 2027
Times are in UTC. Depending on where you are, the local date can be a day earlier or later. We calculate these with the method in Jean Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms (the same code the interactive guide uses) and checked every one against the US Naval Observatory's published phases: none differs by more than 1 minute.
2026
| Date (UTC) | Time (UTC) | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 3 Jan | 10:02 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Sun 18 Jan | 19:52 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sun 1 Feb | 22:09 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Tue 17 Feb | 12:01 | 🌑 New moon |
| Tue 3 Mar | 11:37 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Thu 19 Mar | 01:23 | 🌑 New moon |
| Thu 2 Apr | 02:12 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Fri 17 Apr | 11:51 | 🌑 New moon |
| Fri 1 May | 17:23 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Sat 16 May | 20:01 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sun 31 May | 08:45 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Mon 15 Jun | 02:54 | 🌑 New moon |
| Mon 29 Jun | 23:56 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Tue 14 Jul | 09:43 | 🌑 New moon |
| Wed 29 Jul | 14:35 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Wed 12 Aug | 17:36 | 🌑 New moon |
| Fri 28 Aug | 04:18 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Fri 11 Sep | 03:26 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sat 26 Sep | 16:49 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Sat 10 Oct | 15:50 | 🌑 New moon |
| Mon 26 Oct | 04:11 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Mon 9 Nov | 07:02 | 🌑 New moon |
| Tue 24 Nov | 14:53 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Wed 9 Dec | 00:51 | 🌑 New moon |
| Thu 24 Dec | 01:28 | 🌕 Full moon |
2027
| Date (UTC) | Time (UTC) | Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 7 Jan | 20:24 | 🌑 New moon |
| Fri 22 Jan | 12:17 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Sat 6 Feb | 15:56 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sat 20 Feb | 23:23 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Mon 8 Mar | 09:29 | 🌑 New moon |
| Mon 22 Mar | 10:43 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Tue 6 Apr | 23:51 | 🌑 New moon |
| Tue 20 Apr | 22:27 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Thu 6 May | 10:58 | 🌑 New moon |
| Thu 20 May | 10:58 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Fri 4 Jun | 19:40 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sat 19 Jun | 00:44 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Sun 4 Jul | 03:02 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sun 18 Jul | 15:44 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Mon 2 Aug | 10:05 | 🌑 New moon |
| Tue 17 Aug | 07:28 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Tue 31 Aug | 17:41 | 🌑 New moon |
| Wed 15 Sep | 23:03 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Thu 30 Sep | 02:36 | 🌑 New moon |
| Fri 15 Oct | 13:47 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Fri 29 Oct | 13:36 | 🌑 New moon |
| Sun 14 Nov | 03:25 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Sun 28 Nov | 03:24 | 🌑 New moon |
| Mon 13 Dec | 16:08 | 🌕 Full moon |
| Mon 27 Dec | 20:12 | 🌑 New moon |