The Moon today
Waning crescent
- 3% illuminated
- 28.0 days since new moon
- Moon in Libra
Next full moon
Tuesday, 24 November 2026, 16:53
in 17 days · Moon in Gemini
Next new moon
Monday, 9 November 2026, 09:02
in 2 days
Romanian time
See at a glance which phase the Moon is in, how much of it is lit and when the next full moon comes. Below you will find the full calendar for 2026 and 2027, the phases explained in words children understand, and a few ideas for playing outside under the night sky.
Full moon calendar 2026
Every full moon in 2026, with the day, the time and the zodiac sign the Moon is in.
| Full moon | Moon sign |
|---|---|
| Saturday, 3 January, 12:02 | Cancer |
| Monday, 2 February, 00:09 | Leo |
| Tuesday, 3 March, 13:37 | Virgo |
| Thursday, 2 April, 05:12 | Libra |
| Friday, 1 May, 20:23 | Scorpio |
| Sunday, 31 May, 11:45 | Sagittarius |
| Tuesday, 30 June, 02:56 | Capricorn |
| Wednesday, 29 July, 17:35 | Aquarius |
| Friday, 28 August, 07:18 | Pisces |
| Saturday, 26 September, 19:49 | Aries |
| Monday, 26 October, 06:11 | Taurus |
| Tuesday, 24 November, 16:53 | Gemini |
| Thursday, 24 December, 03:28 | Cancer |
New moons 2026
- Sunday, 18 January, 21:52
- Tuesday, 17 February, 14:01
- Thursday, 19 March, 03:23
- Friday, 17 April, 14:51
- Saturday, 16 May, 23:01
- Monday, 15 June, 05:54
- Tuesday, 14 July, 12:43
- Wednesday, 12 August, 20:36
- Friday, 11 September, 06:26
- Saturday, 10 October, 18:50
- Monday, 9 November, 09:02
- Wednesday, 9 December, 02:51
Full moon calendar 2027
Every full moon in 2027, with the day, the time and the zodiac sign the Moon is in.
| Full moon | Moon sign |
|---|---|
| Friday, 22 January, 14:17 | Leo |
| Sunday, 21 February, 01:23 | Virgo |
| Monday, 22 March, 12:43 | Libra |
| Wednesday, 21 April, 01:27 | Scorpio |
| Thursday, 20 May, 13:58 | Scorpio |
| Saturday, 19 June, 03:44 | Sagittarius |
| Sunday, 18 July, 18:44 | Capricorn |
| Tuesday, 17 August, 10:28 | Aquarius |
| Thursday, 16 September, 02:03 | Pisces |
| Friday, 15 October, 16:47 | Aries |
| Sunday, 14 November, 05:25 | Taurus |
| Monday, 13 December, 18:08 | Gemini |
New moons 2027
- Thursday, 7 January, 22:24
- Saturday, 6 February, 17:56
- Monday, 8 March, 11:29
- Wednesday, 7 April, 02:51
- Thursday, 6 May, 13:58
- Friday, 4 June, 22:40
- Sunday, 4 July, 06:02
- Monday, 2 August, 13:05
- Tuesday, 31 August, 20:41
- Thursday, 30 September, 05:36
- Friday, 29 October, 16:36
- Sunday, 28 November, 05:24
- Monday, 27 December, 22:12
The phases of the Moon, explained for children
The Moon has no light of its own: we see it because the Sun lights it up. As it travels around the Earth, in about 29 and a half days, we see more and more of its sunlit side, then less and less. Those are the phases.
New moon
The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun. Its sunlit side faces away from us, so we can barely see it.
Waxing crescent
A thin crescent appears in the evening, low in the west. In the northern hemisphere the lit part is on the right.
First quarter
Half of the Moon's disc is lit. It rises around midday and is easy to see in the evening.
Waxing gibbous
More than half is lit, and it grows from one evening to the next.
Full moon
The Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, and the whole sunlit face points at us. It rises as the Sun sets.
Waning gibbous
The light starts to shrink. The Moon rises later and later in the night.
Last quarter
Half lit again, but the left half. You see it best early in the morning.
Waning crescent
A thin crescent before sunrise. Then the cycle starts again.
Do children sleep worse at full moon?
Many parents say yes. Research says "a little". A study of 5,812 children aged 9 to 11 in 12 countries (Chaput et al., 2016) found that at full moon children slept about 5 minutes less per night on average than at new moon, while their activity during the day did not change. Another study (Casiraghi et al., 2021) found that people fall asleep later on the evenings before a full moon. The differences are small: a good bedtime routine, dim light and no screens before bed matter far more than the lunar calendar.
What to do with children at full moon
- A Moon diary. For a whole month, on every clear evening, your child draws the shape of the Moon in a notebook. At the end they have all the phases, drawn by their own hand.
- A full moon walk. Go for a short walk after dinner, without a torch. Eyes adjust in a few minutes, and it is surprising how well you can see.
- Binoculars. Even ordinary binoculars show craters, especially along the line between light and shadow on quarter-moon days.
- The torch model. In a dark room, a torch is the Sun, a ball is the Moon and your child's head is the Earth. Move the ball around them and the phases appear by themselves.
- A letter under the same Moon. The full moon is the same for every child in the world. A good reason for a letter to a pen-pal from urbankid.ro/penpal.
Frequently asked questions
What phase is the Moon in today?
You can see it in the box at the top, calculated for the moment you open the page: the name of the phase, what percentage of the disc is lit and which zodiac sign the Moon is in.
When is the next full moon?
The date and time are at the top, in the "Next full moon" box, with a countdown. Every full moon in 2026 and 2027 is in the tables below.
How many full moons are there in a year?
Usually 12. About once every two or three years there are 13, because the Moon's 29.5-day cycle is shorter than a calendar month. 2026 has 13 full moons: May has two, and the second is called a "blue moon".
How long does a full moon last?
The exact moment of full moon lasts one minute, the one in the table. To the naked eye, though, the Moon looks full for about a day before and a day after.
Why do times differ slightly between calendars?
Each calendar uses a slightly different calculation or time zone. Here the times are calculated astronomically and shown in your time zone, so differences are a minute or two at most.