✧ A SMALL RITUAL WITH THE SKY
See the Moon as a moment, not just a date. Explore its illuminated face, the next full Moon and the rhythm of the month.
Calculating the current Moon…
The first result uses the current instant. Pick a date to calculate local noon in your selected time zone. Use the calendar to move through the month; switch the viewing orientation for a northern or southern hemisphere illustration.
Moon phase is the Sun–Moon angular separation as seen from Earth. Illumination is the fraction of the lunar disk lit by sunlight. A waxing Moon is moving toward full; a waning Moon is moving toward new. The illustration does not predict local visibility or exact telescope orientation.
Astronomy Engine calculates geocentric positions in the tropical zodiac. Birth times are converted using a bundled IANA time-zone database. House geometry and aspect rules are computed separately. Supported input dates are 1900–2100.
Read the methods, limits and sources →Use today’s result and read its timestamp. Phase changes continuously; local moonrise, weather and terrain determine whether you can see it.
No. Phase describes sunlight on the lunar disk. A Moon sign is the Moon’s longitude divided into twelve zodiac sectors.