Phase 6 of 8 · UK
Waning Gibbous Moon
Not right now. The Moon is in its waning crescent phase (4% lit). The next waning gibbous Moon starts and lasts 3.3 days.
- 69–96% lit
- Lit on the left
- Moon age 16.6–20.3 days
Next waning gibbous Moon dates in UK time (GMT or BST)
| Starts | Ends | Lasts |
|---|---|---|
| Open in the calendar | 3.3 days | |
| Open in the calendar | 3.3 days | |
| Open in the calendar | 3.4 days |
The Moon is waning gibbous from each start time to the end time beside it. The phase lasts about 3.7 days on average, between three and four days in practice.
Time zone: Europe/London
Waning gibbous Moon from the UK
More than half of the disc is still lit, but now on the left, with the shaded edge on the right. It looks a little lopsided against the near-round Moon of a few nights earlier.
It rises after sunset, later each night, so it is the Moon of the late evening. It is high in the south in the small hours and still visible in the western sky after sunrise.
| Day | Lit | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26 NovPhase starts | 95% | ||
| Fri 27 NovMiddle | 88% | ||
| Sun 29 NovPhase ends | 69% |
Rise and set times are for central London on the dates of the next waning gibbous Moon. Moonrise and moonset for any UK place.
What waning gibbous means
Waning means the lit part shrinks from one night to the next. Gibbous marks the stretch between a half Moon and a full one.
It begins about two days after full Moon, at about 96% lit, and ends at about 69% lit when last quarter arrives.
In Moon lore. Often linked with reviewing, sharing and reducing what is no longer needed.