Moon phase today: Waning crescent
4 November 2026, Wednesday 
Waning crescent 22 %of the Moon’s disc illuminated
- Su 1 54 %
- Mo 2 43 %
- Tu 3 32 %
- Today 22 %
- Th 5 14 %
- Fr 6 8 %
- Sa 7 3 %
Upcoming moon phases
- New moon 9 November, Monday
- First quarter 17 November, Tuesday
- Full moon 24 November, Tuesday
- Last quarter 1 December, Tuesday
Moon calendar: November 2026
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
1 Last quarter 20:30
Last quarter 20:302 43 %
43 %3 32 %
32 %4 23 %
23 %5 14 %
14 %6 8 %
8 %7 3 %
3 %8 1 %
1 %9 New moon 07:02
New moon 07:0210 1 %
1 %11 5 %
5 %12 9 %
9 %13 16 %
16 %14 23 %
23 %15 31 %
31 %16 41 %
41 %17 First quarter 11:48
First quarter 11:4818 60 %
60 %19 70 %
70 %20 79 %
79 %21 87 %
87 %22 94 %
94 %23 98 %
98 %24 Full moon 14:55
Full moon 14:5525 99 %
99 %26 95 %
95 %27 88 %
88 %28 79 %
79 %29 69 %
69 %30 58 %
58 %Times are UK local time. Percentages show the fraction of the Moon’s disc illuminated at local noon.
What are moon phases?
The Moon does not produce its own light: we see the part lit by the Sun. As the Moon orbits Earth, that visible part changes. A full cycle of phases takes about 29.5 days.
- New moon
- The Moon is between Earth and the Sun. Its illuminated side faces away from us, making it almost invisible.
- First quarter
- First quarter: the right half of the disc is illuminated and the Moon is waxing. It is visible in the south in the evening.
- Full moon
- The Moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, so its whole illuminated disc is visible. It rises around sunset.
- Last quarter
- Last quarter: the left half of the disc is illuminated and the Moon is waning. It is best seen before dawn.
Moon image: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (public domain).