Moon phase today
Today, Tuesday, 3 November 2026, there's a waning crescent Moon in the sky, 33% lit. The next full Moon is on Wednesday, 25 November 2026. All dates and times on this page are for Sydney.
The Moon today
- Date
- Tuesday, 3 November 2026
- Phase
- waning crescent Moon
- Lit at 9:37 pm
- 33%
- Days since the new Moon
- 23.8 days
Next moon phases
| Phase | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Monday, 9 November 2026 | 6:03 pm |
| First quarter Moon | Tuesday, 17 November 2026 | 10:48 pm |
| Full Moon | Wednesday, 25 November 2026 | 1:54 am |
| Last quarter Moon | Tuesday, 1 December 2026 | 5:09 pm |
Moon calendar for November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
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Add the Moon of your night to a star map
A star map shows the sky over your place on your date, with the Moon in its phase when it was above the horizon. We've set this one to the next full Moon over Sydney, on 25 November 2026. Change it to your own night, and we'll print it on museum-grade paper.
The eight phases of the Moon
One cycle of phases, from new Moon to new Moon, takes about 29.5 days. The drawings show the Moon as it looks from the southern hemisphere.
new Moon
The Moon is between Earth and the Sun, and its lit side faces away from us, so we can't see it. It rises and sets with the Sun.
waxing crescent Moon
A thin curve of light shows on the left side and grows each evening. Look for it in the west after sunset.
first quarter Moon
Half of the face we see is lit, on the left. The Moon rises around noon and sets around midnight, so it's high in the evening sky.
waxing gibbous Moon
More than half is lit, and the lit part keeps growing. The Moon rises in the afternoon and is up for most of the night.
full Moon
The whole face is lit. The Moon is opposite the Sun, so it rises around sunset and sets around sunrise.
waning gibbous Moon
More than half is still lit, but the lit part shrinks each night. The Moon rises later each evening, after sunset.
last quarter Moon
Half of the face is lit again, now on the right. The Moon rises around midnight and is high in the morning sky.
waning crescent Moon
A thin curve of light shows on the right side, low in the east before sunrise. It shrinks each morning until the next new Moon.
Full moon names
These traditional names for the full Moon of each month are widely used in North America. The Harvest Moon is the full Moon closest to the September equinox, so it can fall in September or October, and the Hunter's Moon is the full Moon after it.
- Harvest Moon 2026
- Sunday, 27 September 2026
- Hunter's Moon 2026
- Monday, 26 October 2026
| Month | Name |
|---|---|
| January | Wolf Moon |
| February | Snow Moon |
| March | Worm Moon |
| April | Pink Moon |
| May | Flower Moon |
| June | Strawberry Moon |
| July | Buck Moon |
| August | Sturgeon Moon |
| September | Corn Moon or Harvest Moon |
| October | Hunter's Moon |
| November | Beaver Moon |
| December | Cold Moon |
Moon calendars by year
More about the sky
Moon phase questions
Today, Tuesday, 3 November 2026, there's a waning crescent Moon in Sydney, 33% lit.
The next full Moon is on Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 1:54 am, Sydney time.
The next new Moon is on Monday, 9 November 2026 at 6:03 pm, Sydney time. You can't see the Moon around the new Moon, because its lit side faces away from Earth.
About 29.5 days, from one new Moon to the next. The cycle we're in now started on 11 October 2026 and ends on 9 November 2026, after 29.6 days.
New Moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, last quarter and waning crescent. The lit part grows from the new Moon to the full Moon, then shrinks back to the next new Moon.
The Sun always lights half of the Moon. As the Moon goes around Earth, we see a different part of that lit half, from none of it at the new Moon to all of it at the full Moon.
A waxing Moon grows each night, from the new Moon to the full Moon. A waning Moon shrinks, from the full Moon back to the new Moon.
Yes. Everyone sees the same phase at the same moment, but the date and time of a phase depend on the time zone. From the southern hemisphere the Moon looks upside down, so the lit side is on the other side.