Daily phases · UK local time

November 2026 Moon calendar for the UK

Check the Moon's daily phase and illumination throughout November 2026, together with exact new Moon, quarter and full Moon event times.

How the Moon changes during November 2026

At 12:00 local time on 1 November, the Moon is a last quarter at 54% illumination and is waning. By 30 November, it is a last quarter at 58% illumination and is waning.

This civil month contains 4 exact principal phase events. Daily values represent the Moon at local noon; event rows below retain their precise astronomical times.

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November 2026

Daily state at 12:00 in Europe/London

Moon phase calendar for November 2026; weeks begin on Monday
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1Last Quarter54%Age 21.8 dSelected date
2Last Quarter43%Age 22.8 d	3Last Quarter32%Age 23.8 d	4Waning Crescent23%Age 24.8 d	5Waning Crescent14%Age 25.8 d	6Waning Crescent8%Age 26.8 d	7New Moon3%Age 27.8 d	8New Moon1%Age 28.8 d
9New Moon0%Age 0.2 d	10New Moon2%Age 1.2 d	11Waxing Crescent5%Age 2.2 d	12Waxing Crescent10%Age 3.2 d	13Waxing Crescent16%Age 4.2 d	14Waxing Crescent23%Age 5.2 d	15First Quarter32%Age 6.2 d
16First Quarter41%Age 7.2 d	17First Quarter50%Age 8.2 d	18First Quarter60%Age 9.2 d	19Waxing Gibbous70%Age 10.2 d	20Waxing Gibbous79%Age 11.2 d	21Waxing Gibbous87%Age 12.2 d	22Waxing Gibbous94%Age 13.2 d
23Full Moon98%Age 14.2 d	24Full Moon100%Age 15.2 d	25Full Moon99%Age 16.2 d	26Waning Gibbous95%Age 17.2 d	27Waning Gibbous88%Age 18.2 d	28Waning Gibbous79%Age 19.2 d	29Waning Gibbous69%Age 20.2 d
30Last Quarter58%Age 21.2 d

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Day-by-day detail · London horizon

Phase, illumination, lunar age, rise and set

Phase, illumination and age are calculated at 12:00 Europe/London. Moonrise and moonset use a central London observer; a dash means no matching horizon crossing occurs during that civil date.

Daily values at 12:00 UK local time; rise and set for London
Date	Phase	Illumination	Lunar age	Moonrise	Moonset
1	Last Quarter	54%	21.8 days	22:28	13:42
2	Last Quarter	43%	22.8 days	23:53	14:02
3	Last Quarter	32%	23.8 days	—	14:18
4	Waning Crescent	23%	24.8 days	01:14	14:31
5	Waning Crescent	14%	25.8 days	02:33	14:43
6	Waning Crescent	8%	26.8 days	03:50	14:55
7	New Moon	3%	27.8 days	05:07	15:09
8	New Moon	1%	28.8 days	06:23	15:25
9	New Moon	0%	0.2 days	07:40	15:46
10	New Moon	2%	1.2 days	08:54	16:14
11	Waxing Crescent	5%	2.2 days	10:02	16:51
12	Waxing Crescent	10%	3.2 days	10:59	17:41
13	Waxing Crescent	16%	4.2 days	11:43	18:41
14	Waxing Crescent	23%	5.2 days	12:16	19:50
15	First Quarter	32%	6.2 days	12:40	21:02
16	First Quarter	41%	7.2 days	12:59	22:15
17	First Quarter	50%	8.2 days	13:13	23:29
18	First Quarter	60%	9.2 days	13:26	—
19	Waxing Gibbous	70%	10.2 days	13:38	00:43
20	Waxing Gibbous	79%	11.2 days	13:50	01:59
21	Waxing Gibbous	87%	12.2 days	14:04	03:18
22	Waxing Gibbous	94%	13.2 days	14:21	04:43
23	Full Moon	98%	14.2 days	14:44	06:12
24	Full Moon	100%	15.2 days	15:17	07:43
25	Full Moon	99%	16.2 days	16:07	09:09
26	Waning Gibbous	95%	17.2 days	17:16	10:19
27	Waning Gibbous	88%	18.2 days	18:40	11:09
28	Waning Gibbous	79%	19.2 days	20:11	11:43
29	Waning Gibbous	69%	20.2 days	21:39	12:07
30	Last Quarter	58%	21.2 days	23:03	12:24

The month's brightest nights

Full Moon in November 2026

Beaver Moon

A late-autumn name with two common explanations: beaver activity before winter, or the timing of beaver trapping.

Exact instant: 24 November 2026 at 14:54 GMT
Brown lunation: 1285
Distance: 360,754 km · supermoon rule

Read the Beaver Moon guide

How rise and set vary across the UK

On the date of the first full Moon, longitude and latitude shift the horizon times. These representative cities all use Europe/London civil time.

Moonrise and moonset on 2026-11-24, in each location's UK local time
Location	Moonrise	Moonset
London	15:17	07:43
Cardiff	15:30	07:56
Belfast	15:20	08:29
Edinburgh	14:57	08:28
Lerwick	14:04	09:03

Traditional lunar rhythm · practical UK season

Garden windows for this month

Dormant planting and winter protection. Use local soil, weather and frost conditions to decide whether each task is timely in your garden.

9–16 11/2026

Sowing

Make limited broad-bean sowings in suitable areas or use modules under cover.

17–24 11/2026

Planting

Plant bare-root trees, bushes and hedging when soil is neither frozen nor saturated.

1, 25–30 11/2026

Harvesting

Pick leeks, kale, sprouts and stored roots as required.

2–8 11/2026

Pruning

Begin dormant pruning of apples and pears after leaf fall.

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