Moon Phase on Thursday, November 12, 2026
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
- Phase
- Waxing Crescent
- Illumination
- 11%
- Moon age
- 3.4 days
- Moonrise
- 10:04 AM
- Moonset
- 6:48 PM
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
Times on this page are for New York, NY (EST) unless noted. Phase and illumination are calculated for 12:00 PM local time with astronomy-engine.
The Moon is a waxing crescent moon on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with 11% of its disk lit. It follows the Sun across the sky by a few hours, so look for it low in the west after sunset. In New York, NY it rises at 10:04 AM and sets at 6:48 PM.
A waxing crescent moon (11% lit) hangs in the morning sky on Thursday, November 12, 2026. In the first few days after New Moon, you may notice earthshine: a faint glow on the Moon's dark part, caused by sunlight reflected off Earth.
Look west in the hour after sunset. The thin crescent and earthshine make a beautiful photo above a silhouetted horizon. With a crescent this slim, the sky is still dark enough later in the night for faint stars.
The next major phase is the First Quarter on November 17 at 6:48 AM EST, 5 days from now.
The next full moon is the Beaver Moon on Tuesday, November 24, 2026. See the Beaver Moon page for times in every US time zone.