What is the moon phase tonight, today or right now?

Selected evening starts with today in your device’s calendar and evaluates 9:00 PM in that time zone. Choose Right now for the current instant, which refreshes each visible minute; Refresh now updates it immediately. Choose another date for tomorrow, yesterday, a weekend or a past evening. A broad Full moon or New moon label describes an approximate illustration band; the separate published event time identifies the primary phase.

How are the moon phase dates and illumination calculated?

Primary new, first quarter, full and last quarter times use a fixed US Naval Observatory snapshot retrieved October 2, 2026. Between successive events, the tool linearly interpolates an idealized quarter coordinate and applies a cosine to draw the approximate illuminated fraction. Phase names use broad bands around that coordinate. The interpolation is not a full position ephemeris, so the daily percentages and drawing are approximate even though the event table preserves the published minute values.

Can I check the moon phase on my birthday or birth date?

Yes. Enter the supplied date in Selected evening to see an approximate astronomical phase at 9:00 PM in your device’s time zone and that month’s published primary phases. The tool does not infer the phase at an unknown birth time, calculate a zodiac sign, interpret a personality or score soulmate compatibility.

Can I print a moon phase calendar?

Choose Calendar and select a month from 1900 through 2100. One month shows its daily grid; Whole year shows all twelve months of that year. Download printable PDF creates one landscape page per month, and Download daily CSV exports dates, approximate phase names/illumination at 12:00 UT and published primary events. Click a day to open its selected local evening. No separate year or synonym page is needed.

What are the eight moon phase names in order?

Starting at new moon: New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Last quarter and Waning crescent. Last quarter is the seventh in that order. Waxing means the illuminated portion is increasing; waning means it is decreasing. Crescent is less than half lit, and gibbous more than half. Around new moon the near side is darkest; “dark moon” is not a separate ninth primary phase here.

How do I copy the current moon phase emoji?

Use Copy beside Moon phase emoji for the phase glyph: 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘. Its phase follows the approximate selected evening or current-instant report. Emoji shapes and orientation depend on your platform; the hemisphere switch affects the drawn disc, not the Unicode glyph.

Is the moon phase the same everywhere, and what does hemisphere change?

At the same instant, observers across Earth share essentially the same astronomical phase. Local dates, viewing angles, rise/set times and weather differ. The hemisphere switch mirrors the lit side as a simplified northern/southern drawing convention. It does not give the exact tilt, moonrise, moonset or visibility for a city or “near me”. For orbit and horizon teaching diagrams, use Lunar Phase Explorer.

What does the Moon’s age mean, and why are event times in UT?

Age is days since the preceding published new moon, rather than a fixed 29.53-day remainder. Actual cycle lengths vary. Event dates and times retain the source’s Universal Time (UT) and minute resolution; the date in your local time zone may differ. Historical and future UT values are not a promise of physically exact UTC. Daily calendar drawings are sampled at 12:00 UT, independently of the event’s marked time.

Which moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse or spring and neap tides?

A lunar eclipse occurs near full moon, but most full moons are not eclipses because the orbit is tilted. Spring tides occur around new and full moon; neap tides around first and last quarter. These are basic phase relationships, not eclipse dates or local tide predictions. This phase table does not forecast an eclipse, tide height, weather or hunting conditions.

Why does the tool cover 1900 to 2100?

Those are the supported input years in the checked bundled table. Neighboring records allow next-phase results at both ends. No runtime lookup is required. Outside the range, the tool asks for a supported date instead of extrapolating a mean cycle.

Moon Phase Tonight

Check the Moon right now, or choose an evening from 1900 to 2100, including a supplied birthdate. See an approximate phase name, illumination and disc, days since the published new moon, and a copyable phase emoji. Selected evenings use 9:00 PM in your device’s time zone; Right now uses its current clock. New, quarter and full moon times come from a bundled US Naval Observatory table in Universal Time (UT), at minute resolution. Open the calendar workflow for daily month/year grids, a printable PDF or CSV. The hemisphere switch mirrors the drawing; it does not calculate your local horizon view.

Moon phaseChoose a dateReading the device clock.

Date

Hemisphere

Selected dates use 9:00 PM in your device's time zone. Published new, quarter and full moon times use Universal Time (UT), at minute resolution. Hemisphere only mirrors the drawing.

One Moon, one phase at the same instant. Local calendar dates and viewing angles can differ. The drawing does not predict moonrise, moonset, cloud cover, visibility or the exact tilt at your location. New, quarter and full moon times come from the US Naval Observatory in Universal Time, at minute resolution. Illumination, phase labels and the disc between those events are approximate interpolations. The hemisphere switch is a drawing convention, not a location-specific view. US Naval Observatory phase source. For orbit and horizon teaching diagrams, use Lunar Phase Explorer.

Common questions

What is the moon phase tonight, today or right now?: Selected evening starts with today in your device’s calendar and evaluates 9:00 PM in that time zone. Choose Right now for the current instant, which refreshes each visible minute; Refresh now updates it immediately. Choose another date for tomorrow, yesterday, a weekend or a past evening. A broad Full moon or New moon label describes an approximate illustration band; the separate published event time identifies the primary phase.
How are the moon phase dates and illumination calculated?: Primary new, first quarter, full and last quarter times use a fixed US Naval Observatory snapshot retrieved October 2, 2026. Between successive events, the tool linearly interpolates an idealized quarter coordinate and applies a cosine to draw the approximate illuminated fraction. Phase names use broad bands around that coordinate. The interpolation is not a full position ephemeris, so the daily percentages and drawing are approximate even though the event table preserves the published minute values.
Can I check the moon phase on my birthday or birth date?: Yes. Enter the supplied date in Selected evening to see an approximate astronomical phase at 9:00 PM in your device’s time zone and that month’s published primary phases. The tool does not infer the phase at an unknown birth time, calculate a zodiac sign, interpret a personality or score soulmate compatibility.
Can I print a moon phase calendar?: Choose Calendar and select a month from 1900 through 2100. One month shows its daily grid; Whole year shows all twelve months of that year. Download printable PDF creates one landscape page per month, and Download daily CSV exports dates, approximate phase names/illumination at 12:00 UT and published primary events. Click a day to open its selected local evening. No separate year or synonym page is needed.
What are the eight moon phase names in order?: Starting at new moon: New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Last quarter and Waning crescent. Last quarter is the seventh in that order. Waxing means the illuminated portion is increasing; waning means it is decreasing. Crescent is less than half lit, and gibbous more than half. Around new moon the near side is darkest; “dark moon” is not a separate ninth primary phase here.
How do I copy the current moon phase emoji?: Use Copy beside Moon phase emoji for the phase glyph: 🌑 🌒 🌓 🌔 🌕 🌖 🌗 🌘. Its phase follows the approximate selected evening or current-instant report. Emoji shapes and orientation depend on your platform; the hemisphere switch affects the drawn disc, not the Unicode glyph.
Is the moon phase the same everywhere, and what does hemisphere change?: At the same instant, observers across Earth share essentially the same astronomical phase. Local dates, viewing angles, rise/set times and weather differ. The hemisphere switch mirrors the lit side as a simplified northern/southern drawing convention. It does not give the exact tilt, moonrise, moonset or visibility for a city or “near me”. For orbit and horizon teaching diagrams, use Lunar Phase Explorer.
What does the Moon’s age mean, and why are event times in UT?: Age is days since the preceding published new moon, rather than a fixed 29.53-day remainder. Actual cycle lengths vary. Event dates and times retain the source’s Universal Time (UT) and minute resolution; the date in your local time zone may differ. Historical and future UT values are not a promise of physically exact UTC. Daily calendar drawings are sampled at 12:00 UT, independently of the event’s marked time.
Which moon phase occurs during a lunar eclipse or spring and neap tides?: A lunar eclipse occurs near full moon, but most full moons are not eclipses because the orbit is tilted. Spring tides occur around new and full moon; neap tides around first and last quarter. These are basic phase relationships, not eclipse dates or local tide predictions. This phase table does not forecast an eclipse, tide height, weather or hunting conditions.
Why does the tool cover 1900 to 2100?: Those are the supported input years in the checked bundled table. Neighboring records allow next-phase results at both ends. No runtime lookup is required. Outside the range, the tool asks for a supported date instead of extrapolating a mean cycle.

New, quarter and full moon times come from the US Naval Observatory in Universal Time, at minute resolution. Illumination, phase labels and the disc between those events are approximate interpolations. The hemisphere switch is a drawing convention, not a location-specific view.