Current moon phase
0.6% illuminated • Waning
In New York (America/New_York), the Moon is in New Moon: the disk is almost unlit as the old cycle closes before the next New Moon. The next major phase is New Moon on August 12, 2026 at 13:38 EDT; local dates, moonrise and moonset use that city timezone.
28.7 days
in 17 days
in 17 daysLast Quarter
Moonrise: 04:23 EDT
Moonset: 19:34 EDT
Today the Moon is in the New Moon phase for New York, US in America/New_York, with 0.6% illumination and a lunar age of about 28.7 days.
The physical phase is global, but the local date and clock time can differ by city and timezone. Solunak shows the reference city and timezone so the phase is tied to the local day you are viewing.
Today the Moon is waning. Waxing means the illuminated part is increasing toward Full Moon; waning means it is decreasing after Full Moon.
The next major phase is New Moon on August 12, 2026 at 13:38 EDT in the displayed timezone.
Moon phase events happen at one global moment, but calendars are read in local time. Showing New York, US and America/New_York makes the date, moonrise, moonset and next phase easier to interpret correctly.