The Moon
This is for the UK, the rest of the world coming soon

🌙 Moon Calendar

June 2026 — United Kingdom

All times in British Summer Time (BST, UTC+1) · Approximate for London

Space4All Education · www.space4alleducation.com

🌑New Moon
🌒Waxing Crescent
🌓First Quarter
🌔Waxing Gibbous
🌕Full Moon
🌖Waning Gibbous
🌗Last Quarter
🌘Waning Crescent

Viewing quality tonight:

 

Excellent — all night

 
Good — evening, window
 

Fair — limited window

 

Poor — too close to sun

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
1
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅02:20
🌇17:30
 
Pre-dawn window
2
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅03:10
🌇18:20
 
Pre-dawn window
3
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅04:00
🌇19:10
 
Early dawn — thin
4
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅04:50
🌇20:00
 
Very thin — hard to see
5
🌘
New Moon Eve
🌅05:30
🌇20:45
 
Barely visible at dusk
6
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅05:05
🌇21:10
 
Not visible tonight
7
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅06:10
🌇22:15
 
Thin sliver — dusk, west
8
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅07:20
🌇23:20
 
Early evening, western sky
9
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:35
🌇00:25
 
Evening — crescent growing
10
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:45
🌇01:30
 
Afternoon / evening
11
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:55
🌇02:25
 
Afternoon to late evening
12
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅12:05
🌇03:15
 
Afternoon to midnight
13
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅13:05
🌇04:00
 
Afternoon to midnight
14
🌓
First Qtr

First Qtr

🌅14:00
🌇04:40
 
Afternoon to midnight
15
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:55
🌇05:20
 
Afternoon to midnight
16
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅15:55
🌇06:00
 
Evening onwards — bright
17
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅16:55
🌇06:35
 
Evening — getting very bright
18
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅18:00
🌇07:15
 
Evening — excellent viewing
19
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅19:05
🌇07:55
 
Sunset onwards — superb
20
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅20:10
🌇08:30
 
Dusk — nearly full moon!
21
🌕
Full Moon!

Solstice Moon!

🌅21:00
🌇04:30
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
22
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:05
🌇05:05
 
Late evening to dawn
23
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅23:10
🌇05:45
 
Late night to dawn
24
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅00:10
🌇06:25
 
Midnight to dawn — bright
25
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅01:10
🌇07:05
 
Midnight to dawn
26
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅02:10
🌇07:55
 
Late night / early hours
27
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅03:05
🌇08:50
 
Pre-dawn — still bright
28
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅04:00
🌇09:55
 
Pre-dawn — half lit
29
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅04:50
🌇11:10
 
Early morning
30
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅05:35
🌇12:30
 
Early morning — thin
🌞🌕

Strawberry Moon!

June’s full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon — named because it rises as strawberries ripen in the UK. It skims low on the horizon, glowing a warm golden-orange colour.

☀️🌙

Summer Solstice Moon

This year’s full moon falls just after the summer solstice (21 June). A full moon near the solstice is rare — it stays low all night, making it look huge on the horizon!

🌊

Tides Follow the Moon

Spring tides (highest highs, lowest lows) happen at new and full moons — check tide tables for 6 June and 21 June! Neap tides occur around the quarter moons.

Top Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear southern or eastern horizon — parks, hilltops, and open fields are ideal, especially for watching moonrise.
👁Give your eyes 20 minutes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright phone screens — switch to red-light mode for notes.
🔭Even basic binoculars reveal craters, mountains, and dark “maria” (lunar seas). No telescope needed to enjoy the moon!
📱Try a free stargazing app like Stellarium or SkySafari to track phases and identify craters live.
📷For a great moon photo, use your phone’s Pro/Manual mode — lower the ISO and shutter speed, then zoom in steadily.
🧒Challenge young learners: draw what the moon looks like each night for a week — watch the shape change before your eyes!
Space4All Education — Making space accessible for everyone, everywhere
Times are approximate for London (BST). Local rise/set may vary a few minutes across the UK.
Podcast: Aliens Space Education · www.space4alleducation.com

🌙 Moon Calendar 2026

July 

United Kingdom

All times in BST (UTC+1) or GMT (UTC+0) · Approximate for London

 
All times in BST (UTC+1)
🌕

Buck Moon

In July, male deer grow their antlers at full speed — and the moon is at its brightest of summer!

🌑New
🌒Wx.Crescent
🌓1st Qtr
🌔Wx.Gibbous
🌕Full
🌖Wn.Gibbous
🌗Last Qtr
🌘Wn.Crescent

Viewing: Excellent Good Fair Poor

 
1
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:27
🌇11:05
 
Pre-dawn viewing
2
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:15
🌇10:39
 
Thin crescent — early morning
3
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:03
🌇10:16
 
Thin crescent — early morning
4
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible
5
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
6
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
7
🌑
New Moon
🌅06:18
🌇17:23
 
Thin sliver — look west at dusk
8
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅07:16
🌇18:29
 
Thin crescent — look west at dusk
9
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:14
🌇19:38
 
Thin crescent — look west at dusk
10
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:12
🌇20:50
 
Crescent — evening, western sky
11
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:10
🌇22:04
 
Crescent — evening, western sky
12
🌓
1st Qtr

1st Qtr

🌅11:07
🌇23:20
 
Afternoon to midnight
13
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅12:06
🌇00:38
 
Half-lit — afternoon to midnight
14
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:19
🌇02:10
 
Evening & late night
15
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:32
🌇03:40
 
Evening & late night
16
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅15:44
🌇05:09
 
Evening & late night
17
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅16:57
🌇06:35
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
18
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅18:08
🌇07:58
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
19
🌕
Full Moon
🌅19:20
🌇09:17
 
ALL NIGHT — rises near sunset!
20
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅20:31
🌇10:31
 
ALL NIGHT — Buck Moon!
21
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅21:09
🌇11:08
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
22
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:34
🌇11:28
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
23
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:59
🌇11:44
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
24
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:24
🌇11:57
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
25
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:49
🌇12:08
 
Bright — late evening
26
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:15
🌇12:17
 
Late night to midday
27
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅23:41
🌇12:24
 
Half-lit — midnight to noon
28
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:55
🌇12:19
 
Half-lit — pre-dawn
29
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:42
🌇11:47
 
Pre-dawn viewing
30
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:28
🌇11:15
 
Pre-dawn viewing
31
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:14
🌇10:46
 
Pre-dawn viewing

Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear horizon — parks, hilltops and open fields are best, especially for moonrise and moonset.
👁Allow 20 minutes for your eyes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright screens and use red light for notes.
🔭Binoculars reveal craters, mountains and dark “maria” (lunar seas) on the moon’s surface.
📱Use a free app like Stellarium or SkySafari to identify features and track phases in real time.
🧒Challenge learners: draw the moon every night for a week and watch its shape change before your eyes!
🌊Spring tides match new and full moons. Check local tide tables and compare them with this calendar!
Space4All Education — Making space accessible for everyone, everywhere
Times are approximate for London. Local moonrise/set may vary a few minutes across the UK.

🌙 Moon Calendar 2026

August 

United Kingdom

 
 
All times in BST (UTC+1)
🌕

Sturgeon Moon

Named after the huge sturgeon fish once plentiful in August lakes. Also — Perseid meteors peak 11–13 Aug!

🌠 Perseid Meteor Shower — peak 11–13 Aug (best after midnight)
🌑New
🌒Wx.Crescent
🌓1st Qtr
🌔Wx.Gibbous
🌕Full
🌖Wn.Gibbous
🌗Last Qtr
🌘Wn.Crescent

Viewing: Excellent Good Fair Poor

 
1
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:00
🌇10:18
 
Thin crescent — early morning
2
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:45
🌇09:54
 
Thin crescent — early morning
3
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible
4
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
5
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
6
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅07:14
🌇18:21
 
Thin sliver — west at dusk
7
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:07
🌇19:24
 
Thin crescent — look west at dusk
8
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:00
🌇20:30
 
Crescent — evening sky
9
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:53
🌇21:38
 
Crescent — evening sky
10
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅10:45
🌇22:48
 
Afternoon to midnight
11
🌓
1st Qtr

1st Qtr🌠 Perseids

🌅11:37
🌇23:58
 
Half-lit — plus Perseids tonight!
12
🌓
1st Qtr

🌠 Perseids

🌅12:37
🌇01:18
 
Perseids PEAK — moonset helps!
13
🌔
W. Gibbous

🌠 Perseids

🌅13:44
🌇02:43
 
Perseids — evening & late night
14
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:50
🌇04:07
 
Evening & late night
15
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅15:56
🌇05:28
 
Evening & late night
16
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅17:02
🌇06:46
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
17
🌕
Full Moon
🌅18:07
🌇08:00
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
18
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅19:11
🌇09:10
 
ALL NIGHT — Sturgeon Moon!
19
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅20:09
🌇10:09
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
20
🌕
Full Moon
🌅20:40
🌇10:37
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
21
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:11
🌇11:01
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
22
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:42
🌇11:22
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
23
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:14
🌇11:41
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
24
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:46
🌇11:57
 
Bright — late evening
25
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:19
🌇12:12
 
Late night to midday
26
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅23:52
🌇12:26
 
Half-lit — midnight to noon
27
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:46
🌇12:01
 
Pre-dawn — half lit
28
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:29
🌇11:25
 
Pre-dawn viewing
29
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:11
🌇10:51
 
Pre-dawn viewing
30
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:54
🌇10:19
 
Thin crescent — early morning
31
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:36
🌇09:49
 
Thin crescent — early morning

Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear horizon — parks, hilltops and open fields are best, especially for moonrise and moonset.
👁Allow 20 minutes for your eyes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright screens and use red light for notes.
🔭Binoculars reveal craters, mountains and dark “maria” (lunar seas) on the moon’s surface.
📱Use a free app like Stellarium or SkySafari to identify features and track phases in real time.
🧒Challenge learners: draw the moon every night for a week and watch its shape change before your eyes!
🌊Spring tides match new and full moons. Check local tide tables and compare them with this calendar!

🌙 Moon Calendar 2026

September 

United Kingdom

 
 
All times in BST (UTC+1)
🌕

Harvest Moon

Rises just after sunset for several nights in a row near the autumn equinox (23 Sep) — farmers once used its light to harvest late into the night!

🍂 Autumn Equinox — 23 September (day and night equal length)
🌑New
🌒Wx.Crescent
🌓1st Qtr
🌔Wx.Gibbous
🌕Full
🌖Wn.Gibbous
🌗Last Qtr
🌘Wn.Crescent

Viewing: Excellent Good Fair Poor

 
1
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Thin crescent — very early morning
2
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
3
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
4
🌑
New Moon
🌅07:30
🌇18:34
 
Thin sliver — west at dusk
5
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:16
🌇19:28
 
Thin crescent — west at dusk
6
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:02
🌇20:25
 
Crescent — west at dusk
7
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:48
🌇21:24
 
Crescent — evening sky
8
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:33
🌇22:26
 
Crescent — evening sky
9
🌓
1st Qtr

1st Qtr

🌅11:17
🌇23:28
 
Afternoon to midnight
10
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅12:01
🌇00:32
 
Half-lit — afternoon to midnight
11
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅13:01
🌇01:50
 
Evening & late night
12
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:59
🌇03:07
 
Evening & late night
13
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:58
🌇04:22
 
Evening & late night
14
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅15:56
🌇05:34
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
15
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅16:53
🌇06:42
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
16
🌕
Full Moon
🌅17:50
🌇07:46
 
ALL NIGHT — rises near sunset!
17
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅18:46
🌇08:46
 
ALL NIGHT — Harvest Moon!
18
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅19:30
🌇09:29
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
19
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅20:09
🌇10:03
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
20
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅20:48
🌇10:34
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
21
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:27
🌇11:01
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
22
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:07
🌇11:27
 
Bright — late evening
23
🌗
Last Qtr

🍂 Equinox

🌅22:48
🌇11:50
 
Late night — Autumn Equinox today!
24
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅23:29
🌇12:13
 
Half-lit — midnight to noon
25
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:54
🌇12:19
 
Half-lit — pre-dawn
26
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:33
🌇11:39
 
Pre-dawn viewing
27
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:12
🌇11:00
 
Pre-dawn viewing
28
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:50
🌇10:22
 
Pre-dawn viewing
29
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:28
🌇09:47
 
Thin crescent — early morning
30
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:06
🌇09:15
 
Thin crescent — early morning

Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear horizon — parks, hilltops and open fields are best, especially for moonrise and moonset.
👁Allow 20 minutes for your eyes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright screens and use red light for notes.
🔭Binoculars reveal craters, mountains and dark “maria” (lunar seas) on the moon’s surface.
📱Use a free app like Stellarium or SkySafari to identify features and track phases in real time.
🧒Challenge learners: draw the moon every night for a week and watch its shape change before your eyes!
🌊Spring tides match new and full moons. Check local tide tables and compare them with this calendar!

🌙 Moon Calendar 2026

October 

United Kingdom

 
⏰ BST (UTC+1) until 25 Oct — then GMT (UTC+0) — times shown in the local timezone for each date
🌕

Hunter’s Moon

After the harvest, hunters once tracked prey by the light of this bright October moon — it rises near sunset for several nights in a row!

🎃 Halloween — 31 Oct · Clocks go back 25 Oct (BST→GMT)
🌑New
🌒Wx.Crescent
🌓1st Qtr
🌔Wx.Gibbous
🌕Full
🌖Wn.Gibbous
🌗Last Qtr
🌘Wn.Crescent

Viewing: Excellent Good Fair Poor

 
1
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible
2
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
3
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
4
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:36
🌇19:43
 
Thin sliver — west at dusk
5
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:14
🌇20:31
 
Thin crescent — west at dusk
6
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:52
🌇21:21
 
Crescent — evening sky
7
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:29
🌇22:13
 
Crescent — evening sky
8
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅11:06
🌇23:07
 
Afternoon to midnight
9
🌓
1st Qtr

1st Qtr

🌅11:42
🌇00:02
 
Afternoon to midnight
10
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅12:25
🌇01:04
 
Half-lit — afternoon to midnight
11
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:16
🌇02:14
 
Evening & late night
12
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:07
🌇03:22
 
Evening & late night
13
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:57
🌇04:28
 
Evening & late night
14
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅15:47
🌇05:30
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
15
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅16:36
🌇06:28
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
16
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅17:24
🌇07:22
 
ALL NIGHT — rises near sunset!
17
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅18:12
🌇08:12
 
ALL NIGHT — Hunter’s Moon!
18
🌕
Full Moon
🌅18:58
🌇08:56
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
19
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅19:45
🌇09:36
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
20
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅20:32
🌇10:13
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
21
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:20
🌇10:47
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
22
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅22:08
🌇11:20
 
Bright — late evening
23
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅22:57
🌇11:51
 
Late night to midday
24
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅23:46
🌇12:21
 
Half-lit — midnight to noon
25
🌗
Last Qtr

⏰ Clocks Back

🌅22:38
🌇10:54
 
⏰ Clocks BACK — now GMT!
26
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅22:09
🌇10:07
 
Pre-dawn (GMT)
27
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅21:40
🌇09:20
 
Pre-dawn (GMT)
28
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅21:10
🌇08:36
 
Thin crescent — early morning
29
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅20:40
🌇07:54
 
Thin crescent — early morning
30
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
31
🌑
New Moon

New Moon🎃 Halloween

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — Halloween new moon!

Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear horizon — parks, hilltops and open fields are best, especially for moonrise and moonset.
👁Allow 20 minutes for your eyes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright screens and use red light for notes.
🔭Binoculars reveal craters, mountains and dark “maria” (lunar seas) on the moon’s surface.
📱Use a free app like Stellarium or SkySafari to identify features and track phases in real time.
🧒Challenge learners: draw the moon every night for a week and watch its shape change before your eyes!
🌊Spring tides match new and full moons. Check local tide tables and compare them with this calendar!

🌙 Moon Calendar 2026

November

United Kingdom

All times in GMT (UTC+0)
🌕

Beaver Moon

In November, beavers are busy building their winter dams — and this moon once lit the way for trapping season. Also called the Frost Moon!

🎆 Bonfire Night — 5 Nov · Leonid Meteor Shower — 17–18 Nov
🌑New
🌒Wx.Crescent
🌓1st Qtr
🌔Wx.Gibbous
🌕Full
🌖Wn.Gibbous
🌗Last Qtr
🌘Wn.Crescent
Viewing: Excellent Good Fair Poor
 
1
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
2
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:13
🌇19:16
 
Thin sliver — west at dusk
3
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅08:51
🌇20:02
 
Thin crescent — west at dusk
4
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:30
🌇20:52
 
Crescent — evening sky
5
🌒
W. Crescent

🎆 Bonfire Night

🌅10:08
🌇21:43
 
Bonfire Night! Crescent eve
6
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:45
🌇22:37
 
Crescent — evening sky
7
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅11:22
🌇23:32
 
Afternoon to midnight
8
🌓
1st Qtr

1st Qtr

🌅11:58
🌇00:28
 
Half-lit — afternoon to midnight
9
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅12:34
🌇01:23
 
Evening & late night
10
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:10
🌇02:16
 
Evening & late night
11
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:45
🌇03:08
 
Evening & late night
12
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:20
🌇03:57
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
13
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:54
🌇04:42
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
14
🌕
Full Moon
🌅15:28
🌇05:24
 
ALL NIGHT — rises near sunset!
15
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅16:01
🌇06:01
 
ALL NIGHT — Beaver Moon!
16
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅16:51
🌇06:50
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
17
🌕
Full Moon
🌅17:53
🌇07:48
 
Bright — sets near dawn
18
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅18:55
🌇08:42
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
19
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅19:58
🌇09:33
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
20
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:01
🌇10:22
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
21
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅22:04
🌇11:08
 
Late night to midday
22
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅23:08
🌇11:53
 
Half-lit — midnight to noon
23
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:53
🌇12:19
 
Half-lit — pre-dawn
24
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅23:21
🌇11:28
 
Pre-dawn viewing
25
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:49
🌇10:38
 
Pre-dawn viewing
26
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅22:16
🌇09:49
 
Pre-dawn viewing
27
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅21:43
🌇09:03
 
Thin crescent — early morning
28
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅21:11
🌇08:20
 
Thin crescent — early morning
29
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
30
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon

Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear horizon — parks, hilltops and open fields are best, especially for moonrise and moonset.
👁Allow 20 minutes for your eyes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright screens and use red light for notes.
🔭Binoculars reveal craters, mountains and dark “maria” (lunar seas) on the moon’s surface.
📱Use a free app like Stellarium or SkySafari to identify features and track phases in real time.
🧒Challenge learners: draw the moon every night for a week and watch its shape change before your eyes!
🌊Spring tides match new and full moons. Check local tide tables and compare them with this calendar!

🌙 Moon Calendar 2026

December

United Kingdom

All times in GMT (UTC+0)
🌕

Cold Moon

Also called the Long Night Moon — December’s full moon rises on the year’s longest nights, just after the winter solstice (21 Dec). Watch for it between Christmas and the New Year!

❄️ Winter Solstice — 21 Dec (shortest day) · Christmas 25 Dec · New Year’s Eve 31 Dec
🌑New
🌒Wx.Crescent
🌓1st Qtr
🌔Wx.Gibbous
🌕Full
🌖Wn.Gibbous
🌗Last Qtr
🌘Wn.Crescent
Viewing: Excellent Good Fair poor
 
1
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
2
🌑
New Moon
🌅09:01
🌇20:08
 
Thin sliver — west at dusk
3
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅09:34
🌇20:50
 
Thin crescent — west at dusk
4
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:06
🌇21:34
 
Crescent — evening sky
5
🌒
W. Crescent
🌅10:38
🌇22:21
 
Crescent — evening sky
6
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅11:10
🌇23:11
 
Afternoon to midnight
7
🌓
1st Qtr

1st Qtr

🌅11:42
🌇00:01
 
Half-lit — afternoon to midnight
8
🌓
1st Qtr
🌅12:13
🌇00:51
 
Half-lit — afternoon to midnight
9
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅12:44
🌇01:41
 
Evening & late night
10
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:16
🌇02:30
 
Evening & late night
11
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅13:47
🌇03:17
 
Evening & late night
12
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:17
🌇04:00
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
13
🌔
W. Gibbous
🌅14:48
🌇04:41
 
Nearly full — brilliant evening
14
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅15:19
🌇05:17
 
ALL NIGHT — rises near sunset!
15
🌕
Full Moon

Full Moon

🌅15:52
🌇05:52
 
ALL NIGHT — Cold Moon!
16
🌕
Full Moon
🌅16:58
🌇06:56
 
ALL NIGHT — rises at dusk!
17
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅18:04
🌇07:56
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
18
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅19:11
🌇08:53
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
19
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅20:17
🌇09:46
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
20
🌖
Wn. Gibbous
🌅21:24
🌇10:37
 
Bright — late evening to dawn
21
🌗
Last Qtr

❄️ Solstice

🌅22:31
🌇11:26
 
❄️ Winter Solstice — longest night!
22
🌗
Last Qtr

Last Qtr

🌅23:37
🌇12:14
 
Half-lit — midnight to noon
23
🌗
Last Qtr
🌅23:37
🌇11:54
 
Half-lit — pre-dawn
24
🌘
Wn. Crescent

🎄 Christmas

🌅23:04
🌇11:03
 
Christmas Eve — pre-dawn moon
25
🌘
Wn. Crescent

🎄 Christmas

🌅22:31
🌇10:12
 
🎄 Merry Christmas! Pre-dawn moon
26
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅21:57
🌇09:24
 
Pre-dawn viewing
27
🌘
Wn. Crescent
🌅21:24
🌇08:39
 
Thin crescent — early morning
28
🌑
New Moon
🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
29
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
30
🌑
New Moon

New Moon

🌅—
🌇—
 
Not visible — new moon
31
🌑
New Moon

🎆 New Year

🌅08:49
🌇19:53
 
🎆 New Year’s Eve — sliver at dusk!

Tips for Moon Watching from the UK

🌤Find a clear horizon — parks, hilltops and open fields are best, especially for moonrise and moonset.
👁Allow 20 minutes for your eyes to dark-adapt. Avoid bright screens and use red light for notes.
🔭Binoculars reveal craters, mountains and dark “maria” (lunar seas) on the moon’s surface.
📱Use a free app like Stellarium or SkySafari to identify features and track phases in real time.
🧒Challenge learners: draw the moon every night for a week and watch its shape change before your eyes!
🌊Spring tides match new and full moons. Check local tide tables and compare them with this calendar!
Print Friendly, PDF & Email