Moon phase on your birthday
Was there a full Moon, a new Moon or a thin crescent on the day you were born? Enter your birthday to see the phase and the shape of the Moon.
The Moon on 30 October 2026
- Moon phase
- waning gibbous Moon
- Lit
- 79%
- Seen from
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
Questions about the Moon phase on your birthday
The Moon goes from new to full and back to new in about 29.5 days. In between are the waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, last quarter and waning crescent. Waxing means that the lit part grows, and waning means that it shrinks.
No. On the same day, the phase is the same all over the world. The place sets the time zone of the date. South of the equator, the Moon looks mirrored, with the lit part on the other side. The drawing shows the Moon as seen from the place you choose.
Noon on that date, in the time zone of the place. The Moon phase changes slowly, so another time of day changes the lit part by about 6 percent at most.
No. The phase is the shape of the lit part of the Moon. The Moon sign is the sign of the zodiac that the Moon was in. We use the tropical zodiac, which Western astrology uses. Find your Moon sign with the Sun, Moon and rising sign calculator.
Yes. The button opens the editor with your date and place, and we draw the sky above that place on that night.