November 2027 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 2027 Moon Phases — Exact Times

Principal lunar phases in November 2027, with Eastern and UTC civil dates
PhaseDateTime (ET)Time (UTC)13 month date
First Quarter3:59 a.m. EDT
7:59 a.m. UTC		November 2, 2027
Full Moon10:25 p.m. EST
3:25 a.m. UTC		November 9, 2027
Last Quarter7:48 p.m. EST
12:48 a.m. UTC		November 16, 2027
New Moon10:24 p.m. EST
3:24 a.m. UTC		November 23, 2027

Daily Moon Phase, Illumination, and Moonrise

Daily lunar conditions in November 2027; phase and illumination sampled at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
DatePhase at 8 p.m. ETIlluminationNYC moonrise (ET / UTC)13 month date
Waxing Crescent, 12.9% illuminatedWaxing Crescent12.9%, 10:59 a.m. EDT
, 2:59 p.m. UTC		October 25, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 20.3% illuminatedWaxing Crescent20.3%, 11:53 a.m. EDT
, 3:53 p.m. UTC		October 26, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 28.7% illuminatedWaxing Crescent28.7%, 12:37 p.m. EDT
, 4:37 p.m. UTC		October 27, 2027
First Quarter, 37.7% illuminatedFirst Quarter37.7%, 1:14 p.m. EDT
, 5:14 p.m. UTC		October 28, 2027
First Quarter, 47% illuminatedFirst Quarter47%, 1:44 p.m. EDT
, 5:44 p.m. UTC		November 1, 2027
First Quarter, 56.4% illuminatedFirst Quarter56.4%, 2:10 p.m. EDT
, 6:10 p.m. UTC		November 2, 2027
First Quarter, 66% illuminatedFirst Quarter66%, 1:32 p.m. EST
, 6:32 p.m. UTC		November 3, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 74.7% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous74.7%, 1:54 p.m. EST
, 6:54 p.m. UTC		November 4, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 82.6% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous82.6%, 2:15 p.m. EST
, 7:15 p.m. UTC		November 5, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 89.4% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous89.4%, 2:37 p.m. EST
, 7:37 p.m. UTC		November 6, 2027
Waxing Gibbous, 94.8% illuminatedWaxing Gibbous94.8%, 3:01 p.m. EST
, 8:01 p.m. UTC		November 7, 2027
Full Moon, 98.4% illuminatedFull Moon98.4%, 3:30 p.m. EST
, 8:30 p.m. UTC		November 8, 2027
Full Moon, 99.8% illuminatedFull Moon99.8%, 4:04 p.m. EST
, 9:04 p.m. UTC		November 9, 2027
Full Moon, 98.9% illuminatedFull Moon98.9%, 4:46 p.m. EST
, 9:46 p.m. UTC		November 10, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 95.5% illuminatedWaning Gibbous95.5%, 5:39 p.m. EST
, 10:39 p.m. UTC		November 11, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 89.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous89.7%, 6:42 p.m. EST
, 11:42 p.m. UTC		November 12, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 81.7% illuminatedWaning Gibbous81.7%, 7:53 p.m. EST
, 12:53 a.m. UTC		November 13, 2027
Waning Gibbous, 72.1% illuminatedWaning Gibbous72.1%, 9:07 p.m. EST
, 2:07 a.m. UTC		November 14, 2027
Last Quarter, 61.4% illuminatedLast Quarter61.4%, 10:22 p.m. EST
, 3:22 a.m. UTC		November 15, 2027
Last Quarter, 50% illuminatedLast Quarter50%, 11:35 p.m. EST
, 4:35 a.m. UTC		November 16, 2027
Last Quarter, 38.8% illuminatedLast Quarter38.8%No moonrise on this Eastern calendar dateNovember 17, 2027
Waning Crescent, 28.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent28.2%, 12:47 a.m. EST
, 5:47 a.m. UTC		November 18, 2027
Waning Crescent, 18.7% illuminatedWaning Crescent18.7%, 1:58 a.m. EST
, 6:58 a.m. UTC		November 19, 2027
Waning Crescent, 11% illuminatedWaning Crescent11%, 3:09 a.m. EST
, 8:09 a.m. UTC		November 20, 2027
Waning Crescent, 5.2% illuminatedWaning Crescent5.2%, 4:20 a.m. EST
, 9:20 a.m. UTC		November 21, 2027
New Moon, 1.5% illuminatedNew Moon1.5%, 5:31 a.m. EST
, 10:31 a.m. UTC		November 22, 2027
New Moon, 0.2% illuminatedNew Moon0.2%, 6:40 a.m. EST
, 11:40 a.m. UTC		November 23, 2027
New Moon, 1% illuminatedNew Moon1%, 7:45 a.m. EST
, 12:45 p.m. UTC		November 24, 2027
New Moon, 3.8% illuminatedNew Moon3.8%, 8:42 a.m. EST
, 1:42 p.m. UTC		November 25, 2027
Waxing Crescent, 8.4% illuminatedWaxing Crescent8.4%, 9:30 a.m. EST
, 2:30 p.m. UTC		November 26, 2027

“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.