Moon Phase Today United States

Moon Phase Today United States: New Moon

On Friday, October 9, 2026, the moon phase today in the United States is a New Moon, with 0% illumination. Next full moon: Oct 26.

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Times shown for New York (Eastern Time). Search your own city — the US spans six time zones.

Moon phase diagram
Illumination
0%
Moon Age
28.9d
Full Moon phase diagram
Next Full Moon
Oct 26
New Moon phase diagram
Next New Moon
Oct 10
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Moon phase, moonrise/moonset, and local viewing details for towns and cities across the United States.

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United States Moon Phase FAQ

On Friday, October 9, 2026, the moon in New York is a New Moon with 0% illumination. Moon age: 28.9 days. The phase itself is the same right across the country at any given moment — the US spans six time zones, so use the calculator at the top of this page to check illumination and moonrise/moonset for your own city rather than relying on the default.
The phase itself doesn't change from place to place — everyone on the night side of Earth sees the same phase at the same moment. What does shift across the US is moonrise and moonset clock time, by several hours between the East Coast and Hawaii, plus how high the Moon arcs and how vertical the terminator sits, since the country spans an unusually wide latitude range — from Hawaii at around 20°N to northern Alaska above 70°N.
The US spans six time zones — Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, and Hawaii-Aleutian — so there's no single "US time." Times on this page reflect whichever city is currently shown, whether that's the default or a location you've searched for; search your own city on the calculator above to see times in your own local clock. Most of the country observes Daylight Saving Time, with the notable exceptions of Hawaii and most of Arizona, both of which stay on standard time year-round.
A full moon happens roughly every 29.5 days — the length of the synodic month, the time it takes the Moon to cycle through all its phases as seen from Earth. That works out to about 12 or 13 full moons a year. Check the "Next Full Moon" figure on the calculator above for the exact upcoming date.
It's a latitude effect, not a different Moon. The US covers an unusually wide latitude range for one country — Hawaii sits close enough to the equator that the horizontal "smiley face" crescent occasionally photographed in the tropics can actually appear there, while the mainland sees a steeper terminator and Alaska's high latitude pushes the effect further still, with dramatic seasonal swings in how high the Moon arcs. See the "Moon Phases Explained" section further down this page for more on how each phase actually looks.
Yes — type any US town or city into the location search on the calculator at the top of this page. We're also building out dedicated pages for individual US cities with local viewing spots and tips; browse what's live so far in the "Explore US Cities" section above.
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A Field Guide to the Moon's Phases

The Moon's shape never actually changes — what shifts is how much of its sunlit half faces Earth at any given moment. That one variable, playing out across a roughly 29.5-day orbit, is responsible for all eight phases and everything worth noticing about each one.

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Viewing conditions across the US

The lower 48 sit between roughly 25°N and 49°N, a band narrow enough that most Americans see fairly similar Moon behavior — a high, steep arc in winter and a lower, lazier path in summer. Step outside that range, though, and things shift: Hawaii's latitude near 20°N puts the Moon on a much more vertical track, closer to how it looks near the equator, while Alaska stretches up past 70°N, where the seasonal swing becomes severe enough that a winter full moon can stay up for days and a summer one barely clears the horizon. Use the calculator above for exact moonrise, moonset, and phase times for your specific location.

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