Live Moon almanac · Europe/London
Moon phase today
Sun, 11 Oct 2026 · calculated at 21:44
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- Phase
- New Moon
- Illumination
- 1.7%
- Lunar age
- 1.2 days
- Direction
- waxing
1.2 days since new Moon · 4% through this cycle
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This cycle lasts 29.6 days. Cycle progress measures time, not how much of the Moon is illuminated.The sunlit half faces away from Earth, leaving the near side dark. It rises and sets close to the Sun and is normally lost in daylight.
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Moonrise and moonset today
London's full month of moonrise times
- Moonrise
- 08:23
- Moonset
- 18:02
Horizon location: central London. Times use Europe/London. Changing the time zone changes the clock and civil date, not the observing location.
Next exact event
First Quarter
In 6 d 19 h
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Next four principal phases
- First Quarter
- Full Moon
- Last Quarter
- New Moon
Next full Moon: Hunter's Moon
The next full Moon arrives on Mon, 26 Oct 2026 at 04:12. It belongs to lunar cycle 1284 in the Brown numbering system. Read the Hunter's Moon guide.