November 2026 Moon Phase Calendar

Updated · Daily moon data sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (UTC shown where relevant)

The daily phase and illumination below are sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Principal phases are exact astronomical instants. Moonrise is for New York City and may occur on a different local date elsewhere.

May 2026 Moon Phase Calendar — 13-month

Gregorian dates: April 23, 2026 – May 20, 2026.

Switching keeps the reference date, April 23, 2026. Weekday headings follow the fixed calendar, not Gregorian weekdays. Each month has four complete weeks; Sol sits between June and July. The detail tables below keep their stated Gregorian date ranges.

May 2026 — International Fixed Calendar, Eastern Time. Gregorian date shown below each day.
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
First Quarter, 48.9% illuminated48.9%April 23 First Quarter 10:31 p.m. EDT First Quarter, 59.9% illuminated59.9%April 24 First Quarter, 70.1% illuminated70.1%April 25 Waxing Gibbous, 79.2% illuminated79.2%April 26 Waxing Gibbous, 86.9% illuminated86.9%April 27 Waxing Gibbous, 92.9% illuminated92.9%April 28 Full Moon, 97.1% illuminated97.1%April 29
Full Moon, 99.4% illuminated99.4%April 30 Full Moon, 99.8% illuminated99.8%May 1 Full Moon 1:23 p.m. EDT Full Moon, 98.3% illuminated98.3%May 2 Waning Gibbous, 95.1% illuminated95.1%May 3 Waning Gibbous, 90.3% illuminated90.3%May 4 Waning Gibbous, 84.1% illuminated84.1%May 5 Waning Gibbous, 76.7% illuminated76.7%May 6
Last Quarter, 68.2% illuminated68.2%May 7 Last Quarter, 58.8% illuminated58.8%May 8 Last Quarter, 49% illuminated49%May 9 Last Quarter 5:10 p.m. EDT Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminated38.8%May 10 Waning Crescent, 28.9% illuminated28.9%May 11 Waning Crescent, 19.5% illuminated19.5%May 12 Waning Crescent, 11.4% illuminated11.4%May 13
Waning Crescent, 5.1% illuminated5.1%May 14 New Moon, 1.2% illuminated1.2%May 15 New Moon, 0.2% illuminated0.2%May 16 New Moon 4:00 p.m. EDT New Moon, 2.3% illuminated2.3%May 17 Waxing Crescent, 7.2% illuminated7.2%May 18 Waxing Crescent, 14.7% illuminated14.7%May 19 Waxing Crescent, 23.9% illuminated23.9%May 20

Daily phase names group the cycle into eight broad phase sectors, using progress between exact astronomical events. They describe the 8 p.m. Eastern sample, not the instant of a new moon, quarter moon, or full moon. The tables list those exact principal-phase instants separately.

November 2026 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in November 2026, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter3:28 p.m. EST
8:28 p.m. UTC		October 25, 2026
New Moon2:02 a.m. EST
7:02 a.m. UTC		November 5, 2026
First Quarter6:47 a.m. EST
11:47 a.m. UTC		November 13, 2026
Full Moon9:53 a.m. EST
2:53 p.m. UTC		November 20, 2026

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in November 2026; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Last Quarter, 48% illuminatedLast Quarter48%, 11:17 p.m. EST
, 4:17 a.m. UTC		October 25, 2026
Last Quarter, 37% illuminatedLast Quarter37%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateOctober 26, 2026
Waning Crescent, 26.9% illuminatedWaning Crescent26.9%, 12:29 a.m. EST
, 5:29 a.m. UTC		October 27, 2026
Waning Crescent, 18% illuminatedWaning Crescent18%, 1:39 a.m. EST
, 6:39 a.m. UTC		October 28, 2026
Waning Crescent, 10.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent10.7%, 2:46 a.m. EST
, 7:46 a.m. UTC		November 1, 2026
Waning Crescent, 5.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent5.2%, 3:52 a.m. EST
, 8:52 a.m. UTC		November 2, 2026
New Moon, 1.7% illuminatedNew Moon1.7%, 4:58 a.m. EST
, 9:58 a.m. UTC		November 3, 2026
New Moon, 0.2% illuminatedNew Moon0.2%, 6:05 a.m. EST
, 11:05 a.m. UTC		November 4, 2026
New Moon, 0.7% illuminatedNew Moon0.7%, 7:10 a.m. EST
, 12:10 p.m. UTC		November 5, 2026
New Moon, 3.1% illuminatedNew Moon3.1%, 8:15 a.m. EST
, 1:15 p.m. UTC		November 6, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 7.2% illuminatedWaxing Crescent7.2%, 9:15 a.m. EST
, 2:15 p.m. UTC		November 7, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 12.7% illuminatedWaxing Crescent12.7%, 10:08 a.m. EST
, 3:08 p.m. UTC		November 8, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 19.6% illuminatedWaxing Crescent19.6%, 10:54 a.m. EST
, 3:54 p.m. UTC		November 9, 2026
Waxing Crescent, 27.6% illuminatedWaxing Crescent27.6%, 11:32 a.m. EST
, 4:32 p.m. UTC		November 10, 2026
First Quarter, 36.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter36.4%, 12:04 p.m. EST
, 5:04 p.m. UTC		November 11, 2026
First Quarter, 45.8% illuminatedFirst Quarter45.8%, 12:31 p.m. EST
, 5:31 p.m. UTC		November 12, 2026
First Quarter, 55.5% illuminatedFirst Quarter55.5%, 12:55 p.m. EST
, 5:55 p.m. UTC		November 13, 2026
First Quarter, 65.3% illuminatedFirst Quarter65.3%, 1:17 p.m. EST
, 6:17 p.m. UTC		November 14, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 74.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous74.8%, 1:38 p.m. EST
, 6:38 p.m. UTC		November 15, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 83.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous83.4%, 2:01 p.m. EST
, 7:01 p.m. UTC		November 16, 2026
Waxing Gibbous, 90.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous90.8%, 2:26 p.m. EST
, 7:26 p.m. UTC		November 17, 2026
Full Moon, 96.3% illuminatedFull Moon96.3%, 2:55 p.m. EST
, 7:55 p.m. UTC		November 18, 2026
Full Moon, 99.3% illuminatedFull Moon99.3%, 3:32 p.m. EST
, 8:32 p.m. UTC		November 19, 2026
Full Moon, 99.6% illuminatedFull Moon99.6%, 4:19 p.m. EST
, 9:19 p.m. UTC		November 20, 2026
Full Moon, 96.9% illuminatedFull Moon96.9%, 5:18 p.m. EST
, 10:18 p.m. UTC		November 21, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 91.4% illuminatedWaning Gibbous91.4%, 6:29 p.m. EST
, 11:29 p.m. UTC		November 22, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 83.6% illuminatedWaning Gibbous83.6%, 7:46 p.m. EST
, 12:46 a.m. UTC		November 23, 2026
Waning Gibbous, 74% illuminatedWaning Gibbous74%, 9:04 p.m. EST
, 2:04 a.m. UTC		November 24, 2026
Last Quarter, 63.4% illuminatedLast Quarter63.4%, 10:19 p.m. EST
, 3:19 a.m. UTC		November 25, 2026
Last Quarter, 52.5% illuminatedLast Quarter52.5%, 11:31 p.m. EST
, 4:31 a.m. UTC		November 26, 2026

“No moonrise” means no rise occurs during that midnight-to-midnight Eastern calendar date at the New York City observer location; it does not mean the moon never rises.