Moon: Rise, Set, Phase
General information
Moon Phase - Waxing Crescent
illumination - 46.5%
Moon Visibility on June 22
Moon Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
Moon Rise, 40.6% illuminated  | 11:08 | 11° |
| Moon transit | 17:12 | 49° |
| Sunset | 18:30 | 45° |
| Civil sunset | 19:03 | 42° |
| Twighlight start | 19:41 | 36° |
| Astrosession begin | 20:25 | 29° |
| Moon Set | 23:07 | -2° |
| Astrosession end | 01:53 | -34° |
Track Moon Position Throughout the Night
← Mon, 22 June 2026 →
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Moon Phases for the Current Lunar Cycle — June 14 to July 14
Click a Moon phase image to view a detailed table of rise and set times for that phase, so you can see when it will appear in your local sky.
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June 14 @ 18:11 |
June 21 @ 12:55 |
June 29 @ 15:30 |
July 07 @ 10:29 |
July 14 @ 01:09 |
| Phase | Time |
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| New Moon | 2026-06-14 @ 18:11 |
| First Quarter | 2026-06-21 @ 12:55 | Full Moon | 2026-06-29 @ 15:30 | Last Quarter | 2026-06-21 @ 12:55 | New Moon | 2026-07-14 @ 01:09 |
Lunar Map
Moon Features Visible by Naked Eye
Mare Tranquillitatis: The landing site of Apollo 11, the first manned Moon landing.
Mare Fecunditatis: A lunar mare in the eastern part of the Moon's near side.
Mare Serenitatis: A large lunar mare located to the east of Mare Imbrium.
Mare Crisium: A large lunar mare in the Moon's Crisium basin.
Mare Nectaris: A small lunar mare located in the Moon's Nectaris basin.
Apollo 17 landing site: Final Apollo mission, focused on geology with extensive surface activities.
Apollo 16 landing site: Fifth manned mission to land on the Moon, exploring the Descartes Highlands.
Apollo 11 landing site: First manned mission to land on the Moon, where astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin performed the first moonwalk.
Discover even more moon features with our interactive, high-resolution Moon map
Moon Passage Through Night
Current Moon position
| Time | 04:30 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| Moon elevation | -52° |
| Moon Azimuth | 8° |
Moon Dynamics This Month
| Date | Mon, 22 June 2026 |
| Twighlight start | 20:20 |
| Twighlight end | 01:48 |
| Rise | 11:18 |
| Set | 22:58 |
| Elevation at transit | 50° |
| Transit time | 17:08 |
| Distance to Earth | 0.0026 AU (388,954 km) |
| Equatorial coordinates at sunset | RA: 12h 02m 00s", Dec: -2° 58' 21s |
| Magnitude | -10 |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Phase | First Quarter |
| Illumination | 51 |
Last and Upcoming Lunar Eclipse
Tue, 3 March 2026
Total Lunar Eclipse
| Global | From Your location | ||
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| Penumbral | 23:46-05:24 | 23:46-05:24 | |
| Partial | 00:51-04:19 | 00:51-04:18 | |
| Total | 02:05-03:04 | 02:05-03:04 |
Fri, 28 August 2026
Partial Lunar Eclipse
| Global | From Your location | ||
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| Penumbral | 16:26-22:02 | 17:35-22:02 | |
| Partial | 17:35-20:54 | 17:35-20:53 | |
| Total | - | - |
Last and Upcoming Solar Eclipse
Tue, 17 February 2026
Hybrid Solar Eclipse
| Global | From Your location | |
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| Penumbra | 00:58-05:28 | Not Visible |
| Umbra | 02:43-03:44 | Not Visible |
Wed, 12 August 2026
Total Solar Eclipse
| Global | From Your location | |
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| Penumbra | 06:36-10:58 | Not Visible |
| Umbra | 07:59-09:36 | Not Visible |
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of Moon
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 11.70171° |
| Declination | 0.33164° |
| Magnitude | -9.9 |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Elevation | -52° |
| Azimuth | 8.4° |
Basic Properties
| Mass, kg | 7.349E+22 |
| Mean radius, km | 1737.4 |
| Mean density, g/cm³ | 3.3437 |
Orbit
| Orbital period, days | 27.321582 d |
| Semi-major axis, km | 384400 km |
| Orbital eccentricity | 0.05490 |
| Inclination, degrees | 5.145 deg |
Rotation
| Mean solar day, hours | 29.5306 d |
Surface & Atmosphere
| Surface gravity, m/s² | 1.62 |
Brightness
| Visual magnitude V(1,0) | +0.21 |
Data Acknowledgment
Our solar system data—including planetary physical and orbital parameters—comes from the Solar System OpenData API , maintained by Le Système Solaire. We thank Christophe and the contributors for making this open data available.