The Moon this hour.
Waning crescent, 14 percent lit.
from the ephemeris (Meeus) at 13:00 UTC
Thursday 5 November 2026, 13:00 UTC
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Measured this hour
Measured at the top of the hour, the same everywhere on Earth.
- Illumination
- 14 percent of the disc litfrom the ephemeris (Meeus) at 13:00 UTC
- Age
- 25.9 days since the New Moon of 10 Octoberfrom the ephemeris (Meeus) at 13:00 UTC, from the previous New Moon
- Sign
- In Virgofrom the ephemeris (Meeus) at 13:00 UTC For a birth date: the Moon sign calculator
- Next quarter
- New MoonMonday 9 November 2026, 07:04 UTCfrom the ephemeris (Meeus), the instant the Sun-Moon angle reaches 0 degrees
The rings, left to right: the lit share of the disc; the Moon's angle from the Sun, 316 of 360 degrees, which is its age in the cycle; the zodiac from Aries at the top, the Moon's sign drawn; the four principal phases, the next one marked and its Moon at the centre.
Astrological tradition reads the waning crescent as the cycle's close, a time of rest before the next New Moon.
written: the tradition's reading of this phase, not a measurement and not advice
The same Moon from everywhere: see where it stands in tonight's sky, or the Moon on any date.
Moon photograph: NASA, Apollo 11. NASA does not endorse Horospire.
About this page
What is the moon phase today?
This moon phase today page measures the Moon at the top of each hour. At 13:00 UTC on 5 November 2026 the Moon was a Waning Crescent, 14 percent of its disc lit and waning, in Virgo, 25.9 days since the New Moon of 10 October. The figure is the same everywhere on Earth at that instant; only the clock time differs.
What are the 8 moon phases?
The Moon passes through eight named phases in about 29.5 days: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter and Waning Crescent. The four principal phases, New, First Quarter, Full and Last Quarter, are instants, when the angle between the Sun and the Moon reaches 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees; the crescents and gibbous phases are the spans between them.
Is the Moon waxing or waning tonight?
At 13:00 UTC on 5 November 2026 the Moon was waning. It stays waning until the New Moon at 07:04 UTC on Monday 9 November 2026. A waxing Moon is growing brighter, from New toward Full, with more of its face lit each night. A waning Moon is shrinking, from Full back toward New. Seen from the Northern Hemisphere a waxing Moon is lit on the right and a waning Moon on the left, as it is drawn here; from the Southern Hemisphere the view is mirrored.
When is the next Full Moon?
The next Full Moon is at 14:59 UTC on Tuesday 24 November 2026, the instant the Moon stands 180 degrees from the Sun, found to the minute by the same ephemeris. The clock time differs by zone, which can put it on the neighbouring calendar day. The Moon phase calculator shows any date's Moon from 1900 to 2050 beside its month, with that month's New and Full Moons.
How is the moon phase calculated?
From the angle between the Sun and the Moon as seen from Earth, the elongation, computed by the house's ephemeris from the public-domain Meeus algorithms. At 0 degrees the Moon stands with the Sun and the face turned to us is dark; at 180 degrees it stands opposite and the face is fully lit. The lit fraction is (1 - cos(elongation)) / 2. The age is the time since the last New Moon, found by the same ephemeris.
Does the moon phase affect me?
There is no proven physical effect of the Moon's phase on mood, sleep or behaviour beyond brighter nights near the Full Moon. Astrological tradition reads the lunar cycle as a rhythm for reflection, New Moons for beginnings and Full Moons for culminations; the house offers that as a framework, not a prediction.