Moon Phase France

Moon Phase France: New Moon

On Saturday 10 October 2026, the moon phase today in France is a New Moon, with 0% illumination. Next full moon: 26 Oct.

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Times shown for Paris (Central European Time).

Moon phase diagram
Illumination
0%
Moon Age
29.0d
Full Moon phase diagram
Next Full Moon
26 Oct
New Moon phase diagram
Next New Moon
10 Oct
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France Moon Phase FAQ

On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the moon in Paris is a New Moon with 0% illumination. Moon age: 29.0 days. The phase itself is the same across the whole of France at any given moment — use the calculator at the top of this page to check illumination and moonrise/moonset for any other French city.
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 France is moonrise and moonset time, mostly with longitude: mainland France spans roughly 13° from Brittany to Alsace, which moves local rise and set times by close to an hour from west to east. The Moon's exact position in the sky also varies with latitude, which changes how high it arcs and at what angle the terminator sits.
All times on this page use mainland France local time — Central European Time (CET) in winter and Central European Summer Time (CEST) in summer, with clocks changing on the last Sunday of March and October. Whichever French city you search for, the times shown are already adjusted to that location's local clock.
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. Mainland France sits between roughly 42°N and 51°N, so the Moon appears at a steeper tilt than for observers nearer the equator. The horizontal "smiley face" crescent often photographed in the tropics rarely appears from French skies — the terminator runs closer to vertical here, and more so the further north you go. See the "Moon Phases Explained" section further down this page for more on how each phase actually looks.
Yes — type any French city into the location search on the calculator at the top of this page. We're also building out dedicated pages for individual French cities with local viewing spots and tips; browse what's live so far in the "Explore French Cities" section above.

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Moon Phase Explained

The Moon doesn't change shape — only the angle of sunlight across its surface does. As it orbits Earth over 29.5 days, that shifting angle produces eight distinct phases, each with its own character and its own best targets for observation.

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How this looks from France

Metropolitan France sits at a latitude band similar to southern England — from Corsica around 41°N up to the northern coast near 51°N, with Paris at roughly 48.8°N — so the terminator runs at a comparably steep, vertical angle to what UK observers see. France's overseas departments tell a very different story: French Guiana, on South America's northern coast, sits at just under 5°N — close enough to the equator that the horizontal "smiley face" crescent genuinely appears there, a view mainland France almost never gets. Use the calculator above for exact moonrise, moonset, and phase times wherever you are in France.

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