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Full Moon

98.2% illuminated · waxing · age 14.4 days

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  • Full Moon:
  • New Moon:
Appearance and this lunar cycle

The near side is almost completely illuminated, brightest at the exact opposition.

14.4 days since new Moon · 49% through this cycle

New MoonNext new Moon
This cycle lasts 29.6 days. Cycle progress measures time, not how much of the Moon is illuminated.

Rise, set and the full four-phase timeline

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Time zone: Europe/London
UK default: Europe/London (GMT/BST).
The Moon rising above a dark coastal observatory in Britain
Lunar observing fieldFull Moon

Nearby dates

October 2026

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  1. Thu 22Waxing Gibbous
  2. Fri 23Waxing Gibbous
  3. Sat 24Full Moon
  4. Sun 25Full Moon
  5. Mon 26Full Moon
  6. Tue 27Full Moon
  7. Wed 28Waning Gibbous
Moon phases crossing a blue-black night sky over the course of a yearPlan the yearEvery principal Moon dateNew Moon, quarters and full Moon in one exact schedule

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Find your Moon at a date and time

Calculate phase, illumination, age and distance for an exact local time, or compare two birth Moons.

Birth Moon signs and astrology

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