THE CELESTIAL ALMANAC
Watch the turning sky.
An astronomical companion to the spiritual and seasonal calendars of modern Pagan traditions.
TODAY'S MOON · ESTIMATED☽
Waning Crescent
Approximately 17% illuminated.
Calculated with the open-source PyEphem astronomical library. Lunar times are shown in Eastern Time; they are not location-specific moonrise or moonset times.Upcoming lunar milestones
New MoonNovember 9, 20262:02 AM EST
First QuarterNovember 17, 20266:47 AM EST
Full MoonNovember 24, 20269:53 AM EST
Last QuarterDecember 1, 20261:08 AM EST
Next occurrences of each phase. Calculations use geocentric astronomical approximations and display the times in America/New_York.
The lunar cycle
●New Moon
☽Waxing Crescent
◐First Quarter
◕Waxing Gibbous
○Full Moon
◖Waning Gibbous
◑Last Quarter
☾Waning Crescent
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Many Wiccans observe Esbats associated with the Moon, but practices differ between traditions and individuals. Our lunar calculations describe astronomical phenomena; spiritual meanings belong to practitioners and their communities.