Lunar calendar: Moon phases for every day of the month
November 2026: full Moon , new Moon . Every day below shows its phase, and the exact time of each new, quarter and full Moon.
Month to show
- Full Moon
- New Moon
- Phase events
- 4 New, quarter and full
- Days
- 30 UTC
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54%Last Quarter 54% lit
| 43%Last Quarter 43% lit | 32%Last Quarter 32% lit | 23%Waning Crescent 23% lit | 14%Waning Crescent 14% lit | 8%Waning Crescent 8% lit | 3%New Moon 3% lit |
| 1%New Moon 1% lit | 0%New Moon 0% lit
| 2%New Moon 2% lit | 5%Waxing Crescent 5% lit | 10%Waxing Crescent 10% lit | 16%Waxing Crescent 16% lit | 23%Waxing Crescent 23% lit |
| 32%First Quarter 32% lit | 41%First Quarter 41% lit | 50%First Quarter 50% lit
| 60%First Quarter 60% lit | 70%Waxing Gibbous 70% lit | 79%Waxing Gibbous 79% lit | 87%Waxing Gibbous 87% lit |
| 94%Waxing Gibbous 94% lit | 98%Full Moon 98% lit | 100%Full Moon 100% lit
| 99%Full Moon 99% lit | 95%Waning Gibbous 95% lit | 88%Waning Gibbous 88% lit | 79%Waning Gibbous 79% lit |
| 69%Waning Gibbous 69% lit | 58%Last Quarter 58% lit |
Each disc shows the Moon at noon of its day. In the Southern Hemisphere the lit side appears on the other side of the disc.
New, quarter and full Moon times in November 2026
- Last Quarter:
- New Moon:
- First Quarter:
- Full Moon:
Time zone mechanics
Why calendar phase dates differ by location
A lunar phase event (such as Full Moon or New Moon) occurs at a single, universal physical instant when the celestial longitude difference reaches an exact multiple of 90 degrees. However, wall calendars display phases converted to local civil dates.
If a Full Moon occurs at 02:00 UTC on May 15, observers in London and Tokyo mark the event on May 15, whereas observers in New York (UTC-4) observe it at 22:00 on May 14. This date boundary effect causes local printed calendars to appear one day apart across different longitudes.
- Instant nature
- Simultaneous worldwide in UTC
- Date boundary
- Depends on midnight crossing
- Reference baseline
- UTC / Greenwich Meridian
- Local shift
- UTC-12 to UTC+14
Lunisolar systems
Lunisolar vs purely lunar calendar systems
The Moon dictates month boundaries in several traditional world calendars. Pure lunar calendars, like the Islamic Hijri calendar, consist of 12 synodic months totalling approximately 354 days. Because this is roughly 11 days shorter than the solar year, months drift across all terrestrial seasons in a 33-year cycle.
In contrast, lunisolar calendars (including the Hebrew and traditional Chinese calendars) synchronize lunar months with the solar agricultural seasons by inserting a 13th leap month seven times every 19 years, governed by the astronomical Metonic cycle.
- Gregorian
- Solar (tropical year 365.2422 d)
- Hebrew & Chinese
- Lunisolar (intercalary leap months)
- Islamic (Hijri)
- Pure lunar (12 synodic months ~354 d)
- Metonic cycle
- 19 solar years = 235 lunar months
Cyclic recurrence
The 19-year Metonic recurrence
Discovered in antiquity by the Athenian astronomer Meton, the Metonic cycle aligns 235 synodic lunar months (6,939.69 days) with 19 tropical solar years (6,939.60 days). As a consequence, Moon phases recur on almost the exact same calendar day of the year every 19 years.
If a Full Moon occurs on your birthday this year, another Full Moon will occur on or within a few hours of that exact same calendar date exactly nineteen years later.
- Cycle duration
- 19 tropical solar years
- Lunar months
- 235 synodic months
- Hour difference
- Difference of only ~2 hours
- Golden number
- Year position within the 19-year cycle
Questions people ask
Quick answers
How do I see the phase for a certain day?
Choose the month and year above. Each day shows its Moon disc and how much is lit.
Are the times in my time zone?
Yes, once you choose a zone. The phase times already show in your own zone.
How far back can I go?
Any month from 1900 to 2100.
Why do the discs look different in the south?
In the Southern Hemisphere the lit side appears on the opposite side of the disc.