Crescent Moon visibility
Find sunset, Moon lag, elongation and altitude for an evening crescent at your location, with a practical viewing window.
Evening crescent geometry
- Phase at viewing time
- Last Quarter
- Illumination
- 36.51%
- Sunset
- 2 November 2026 at 16:31 GMT
- Moonset
- 3 November 2026 at 14:18 GMT
- After-sunset lag
- 1306.6 min
- Viewing time
- 3 November 2026 at 02:12 GMT
- Moon altitude
- 19.39°
- Sun–Moon separation
- 73.42°
- Lunar age
- 23.43 days
- Geometry screen
- Does not meet all three thresholds
The viewing time is sunset plus four-ninths of the Moonset lag. This planner’s geometry screen requires a waxing Moon no more than 25% lit, altitude at least 5°, elongation at least 10° and lag at least 40 minutes. Use a clear, unobstructed western horizon; haze and clouds can hide a crescent even when these thresholds are met.