Moon Phase on Thursday, November 25, 2027
Times use New York, NY (America/New_York) unless noted.
- Phase
- Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 7%
- Moon age
- 27.1 days
- Moonrise
- 4:16 AM
- Moonset
- 2:35 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.
A waning crescent moon (7%) closes out the lunar cycle on Thursday, November 25, 2027. Earthshine often returns on the dark part of the disk. The next New Moon is only a few days away.
On Thursday, November 25, 2027, the Moon is a waning crescent moon, 7% illuminated and 27.1 days old. Only a thin, shrinking sliver is lit, on the left side as seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
Nights are nearly moonless, which makes this an excellent time for deep-sky observing and meteor showers. For the crescent itself, look east about an hour before sunrise.
The next major phase is the New Moon on November 27 at 10:24 PM EST, 2 days from now.
The next full moon is the Cold Moon on Monday, December 13, 2027. See the Cold Moon page for times in every US time zone.
The Moon takes about 29.5 days to go through all eight phases, the synodic month. Phases happen at the same instant everywhere on Earth, but the calendar date can change with your time zone, especially when a phase falls near midnight.