Tonight’s best moment
We step through the night every ten minutes and weigh the Moon’s altitude against darkness and the cloud forecast.
Look along the terminator with binoculars. The mountains cast long shadows there.
Coming up in the sky
Computed with NASA/JPL DE440Full calendarEverything happening around the Moon
Every tile is computed for your place. Open one to go deeper, with curves, times and charts.
- Wolf Moon
- Snow Moon
- Worm Moon
- Pink Moon
- Flower Moon
- Strawberry Moon
- Buck Moon
- Sturgeon Moon
- Corn Moon
- Hunter’s Moon
- Beaver Moon
- Cold Moon
The orbit is an ellipse. At its closest the Moon looks about 14% larger than at its farthest.
Sun & twilightThree twilights before it gets dark
When Sun, Earth and Moon line up
At new and full moon they pull the same way and the tides are at their largest.
Along the terminator tonightCrater walls cast long shadows where light meets dark. The edge moves every night.
Lunar libration 59%We don’t just see one half. Over a month the Moon rocks back and forth and shows a little more.
Eclipses · 25 years aheadSolar and lunar eclipses visible from here
With maximum and coverage for your exact place.
What did the Moon look like when you were born?
Enter a date, such as a birthday, a wedding or a first date, and we’ll work out how the Moon looked.
Read, test, come along
Guides to seeing and photographing the Moon, a quiz and a interactive story about Apollo 11.
From the launch pad to the Sea of Tranquility
Follow Saturn V step by step, all the way to the landing on 20 July 1969.
Guide · 5 minHow to photograph the Moon
Why it turns into a white blob on your phone, and how to bring out the craters.
Quiz · 10 questionsHow well do you know the Moon?
After each answer you learn why.
Short answers
The basics in a few lines. Times are for Stockholm on Saturday 31 October 2026.
- What phase is the Moon in today?
- Today, Saturday 31 October 2026, it is a waning gibbous moon. 67% of the Moon is lit and it is 20.7 days old, counted from the new moon.
- When is the next full moon?
- The next full moon is on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at 15:53. It is the Beaver Moon, 360,765 km away, which makes it a supermoon.
- When is the next new moon?
- The next new moon is on Monday 9 November 2026 at 08:02. The Moon can’t be seen at all then, and the evenings after are best for stargazing.
- When does the Moon rise and set today?
- In Stockholm on Saturday 31 October the Moon sets at 14:02 and rises at 19:42. Choose your place for local times.