MoonPhases

November 2026 · Wednesday · in 2 months

18 November 2026

First Quarter

60% illuminated and waxing, 9.2 days into the lunar cycle.

The moon on 18 November 2026: First Quarter, 60% illuminated

Ephemeris for 18 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Phase
First Quarter
Illumination
60.0%
Lunar age
9.2 days
Elongation
101.4°
Distance
392,622 km
Distance (mi)
243,964 mi
Apparent size
30.4′
Constellation
Pisces
Libration lat
1.4° S
Libration lon
6.6° W

Moonrise and moonset

Times in each city's own time zone. A “+1” means the event falls on the following day — the lunar day is about 50 minutes longer than ours, so rise and set drift later each date.
CityMoonriseTransitMoonsetPeak altitude
London13:2618:5700:43 +131.7°
New York13:1419:0101:00 +143.8°
Chicago13:1018:5800:56 +142.8°
Denver13:1919:0900:0645.3°
Los Angeles13:0919:0400:0751.3°
Mexico City13:4319:4501:0065.8°
São Paulo12:4619:0900:5471.5°
Berlin13:3319:0200:45 +130.4°

Somewhere else? The calculator works for any latitude and longitude, including your own.

Phases around this date

PhaseDateTime (UTC)From this date
Full Moon24 November 202614:54in 6 days
Last Quarter1 December 202606:09in 13 days
New Moon9 December 202600:52in 21 days
First Quarter17 December 202605:43in 29 days