Moon Phase Today Bari

Moon Phase Today Bari: New Moon

On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the moon in Bari is a New Moon with 0% illumination. Moon age: 29.0 days.

Illumination
0%
Moon Age
29.0d
Next Full Moon
Oct 26
Distance
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☽ Moonrise
6:47 AM
↑ Highest
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☾ Moonset
6:04 PM

current-moon-phase-today-Bari, Italy

☽ Best Places to View the Moon in Bari, Italy

Bari lies on the Adriatic in Apulia, a low-lying coastal city with open sea horizons along its waterfront and a network of promenades facing east and south.

Lungomare Nazario Sauro – Southern Waterfront

Signature waterfront promenade along the southern coast toward Pane e Pomodoro, part of a network including Via Imperatore Augusto and Araldo di Crollalanza. Broad views over the Adriatic with historic candelabri lining sections. Public waterfront — check construction, events and temporary restrictions.

Pane e Pomodoro Beach – Urban Beach

Well-known urban beach along the southern waterfront with an open Adriatic horizon. Provides wide sea views suitable for moonrise over water. Public beach and park area — check seasonal conditions and wind.

Bari Vecchia – Old Town Between Two Ports

Closely built old town on a peninsula between the city's two ports, with Basilica of Saint Nicholas and Swabian Castle. Historic walls and waterfront around the old town provide elevated or open viewpoints toward harbour and Adriatic depending on exact location.

Molo San Nicola – Old City Waterfront

Waterfront area with harbour and Adriatic views near the old city. The wider old-city waterfront around Santa Scolastica and Molo Sant'Antonio is undergoing major redevelopment with work continuing into 2026. Check current access before planning a night session.

Parco 2 Giugno & Parco del Cialdini – Inland Parks

Urban parks inland that provide greenery and open-sky compositions away from the immediate waterfront. Still affected by city lighting and may have access restrictions. Suitable for Moon-over-park where tree cover allows.

Punta San Cataldo & Fiera del Levante – Northern Waterfront

Northern waterfront area providing open views toward the Adriatic. San Cataldo is subject to a major revitalization project with public-space development planned. Fiera del Levante is an event venue rather than an unrestricted park. Check current access.

◉ Best Times for Moon Photography in Bari

🌕 Full Moon: generally rises near sunset and sets near sunrise — check azimuth for your chosen viewpoint
🌔 Waxing gibbous: useful for blue-hour at seafront where foreground is still lit
🌑 New Moon: useful for night-sky photography away from brightest waterfront lighting

📷 Quick Tips for Bari

🎯 Use a tripod for bracketing and reflections, which helps during blue hour and for carefully composed waterfront scenes.
📷 Shoot RAW and bracket your exposure because the Moon is much brighter than the foreground.
📏 Start with Looney 11 — set f/11, ISO 100, 1/100s — and then adjust your exposure using the histogram as a starting point.
🌕 Use a 200–400mm lens to isolate the Moon over distant foregrounds like harbour walls and promenades.
🌃 Focus using magnified live view to get sharp crater detail for lunar close-ups.
🌧 Check cloud, haze and humidity over the Adriatic before you go, and confirm current waterfront works and event closures.

🕐 Timezone
Central European Time — CET UTC+1, CEST UTC+2 during daylight-saving. Europe/Rome.

📍 Geography Note
Bari is a low-lying coastal city on the Adriatic in Apulia with generally open sea horizons along its waterfront.

The seafront is a network of promenades including Via Imperatore Augusto, Araldo di Crollalanza and Lungomare Nazario Sauro running south toward Pane e Pomodoro. Old town sits on a peninsula between two ports, while northern waterfront extends toward San Cataldo and Fiera del Levante.

All locations are urban and light-polluted, useful for Moon-over-city and Moon-over-water rather than dark-sky observing. For moonrise direction, check azimuth for your particular date.

Use Lungomare Nazario Sauro for southern waterfront promenade views, Pane e Pomodoro for open Adriatic horizon over water, and Bari Vecchia walls for elevated harbour viewpoints, with Molo San Nicola and San Cataldo for northern and old-city waterfronts within current works. The moon phase today in Bari is shown above. For moon phase today anywhere else, visit the calculator on our home page.

◐ What It Feels Like

At Lungomare Nazario Sauro, the promenade network runs along the southern waterfront toward Pane e Pomodoro with broad views over the Adriatic and historic candelabri.

At Pane e Pomodoro, an urban beach provides an open sea horizon suitable for moonrise over water with parkland behind.

At Bari Vecchia, narrow streets and historic walls between two ports provide elevated or open viewpoints toward harbour and Adriatic.

"Low-lying Adriatic city with promenade network toward Pane e Pomodoro for open sea horizons and old town between two ports for harbour viewpoints."

✓ Checklist for Lunar Observers

Before You Go

  • Check moonrise and moonset azimuth — use exact location to determine alignment with seafront or harbour walls
  • Check forecasts for cloud, haze, humidity and visibility over Adriatic
  • Confirm access — seafront promenades are public but subject to construction and events, old-city waterfront has major works into 2026, San Cataldo revitalization underway

What to Bring

  • Telephoto and wide lenses for waterfront and wall foregrounds
  • Tripod for landscape and bracketing — close Moon can be handheld, tripod useful for blue-hour compositions
  • Lens cloth for dust, dew and sea spray
  • Light jacket for evening sea breezes

On the Night

  • Focus on Moon with magnified live view for lunar detail, adjust focus distance for composed landscapes
  • Bracket for disc versus foreground — difficult to retain both in single exposure
  • Stay on designated paths and observe posted access rules, especially where restoration and redevelopment works are underway
Start at Lungomare Nazario Sauro for central southern waterfront, use Pane e Pomodoro for open Adriatic horizon, Bari Vecchia for historic walls between ports, and Molo San Nicola and Punta San Cataldo for harbour and northern waterfronts within current access.

? Bari Moon Phase — Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is the moon phase today in Bari?

The moon phase today in Bari is a New Moon with 0% illumination. The next full moon is in 17 days, on Oct 26. Moonrise is at 6:47 AM and moonset at 6:04 PM.

Q. Where is the best place to view the moon in Bari?

Lungomare Nazario Sauro, the southern waterfront promenade running toward Pane e Pomodoro, gives broad views over the Adriatic, and Pane e Pomodoro beach offers an open sea horizon suited to moonrise over water. The walls and waterfront of Bari Vecchia, the old town on the peninsula between the two ports, add harbour foregrounds with the Basilica of Saint Nicholas and the Swabian Castle nearby. Molo San Nicola and the northern waterfront toward Punta San Cataldo are further options, though both sit within redevelopment areas, so check current access first. Parco 2 Giugno and Parco del Cialdini give inland, park-framed compositions.

Q. Where does the moon rise and set in Bari, and how high does it climb?

At about 41.1°N, Bari's moonrise and moonset points swing across the horizon each month, from roughly northeast to southeast for rising and northwest to southwest for setting. A winter full moon culminates high in the south, at roughly 70° or more above the horizon, while a summer full moon stays low, peaking near 25°. Because the Adriatic lies to the east, waterfront viewpoints can show the moon rising straight out of the sea, while a setting moon drops behind the city and the land to the west. Check the azimuth for your date and exact spot, since the waterfront changes direction between the southern promenades and the old town.

Q. Is light pollution a problem for moon observing in Bari?

The moon is bright enough to observe and photograph from almost anywhere in Bari, so light pollution rarely limits the lunar disc itself. It does wash out earthshine on a thin crescent and any faint sky detail. The waterfront, old town and inland parks are all urban locations with substantial artificial lighting, so Bari is a light-polluted site rather than a dark-sky one. The sea horizon is useful for moon-over-water compositions, but city lights also reflect on the water and can compete with the moon's own reflection.

Q. What camera settings and phases work best for moon photography in Bari?

For a full moon, start with Looney 11 (f/11, ISO 100, 1/100 s) and refine using your histogram, since it is a baseline rather than a guarantee. The moon is much brighter than the waterfront foreground, so shoot RAW and bracket or blend exposures to keep both crater detail and the harbour lights. A waxing gibbous is useful for blue hour on the seafront while the foreground is still lit, and a full moon rises around sunset, which suits a moonrise over the Adriatic. A 200–400 mm lens helps isolate the moon against harbour walls and promenades, with a tripod for bracketing and reflections and manual focus on the moon using magnified live view.

Q. How do haze, humidity and sea spray affect moon viewing in Bari?

Bari is a low-lying coastal city on the Adriatic, where humidity and haze over the sea can reduce sky transparency and soften lunar contrast, and conditions can change quickly. A moon rising over the horizon passes through the thickest air, so it often looks dimmer and more orange, which can suit atmospheric shots but costs fine detail. Wind and sea spray on exposed promenades and moles can also shake a tripod and coat the front element. Check local forecasts for cloud, haze, humidity and wind before heading out, and carry a lens cloth for dust, dew or salt spray.

Q. Can I shoot the moon along Bari's waterfront after dark?

Access varies by site. The seafront promenades are public, but check for construction, events and temporary restrictions before a night session. The old-city waterfront around Santa Scolastica and Molo Sant'Antonio is undergoing major redevelopment with work continuing into 2026, and Punta San Cataldo is subject to a revitalization project, so confirm current access at both. Fiera del Levante is an event venue rather than an unrestricted park. Parco 2 Giugno and Parco del Cialdini may have their own access restrictions, so check current notices.

Q. Does this page work for cities besides Bari?

This page is set up specifically for Bari, Italy. For the moon phase in any other city or location worldwide, use the Dynamic Moon Phase Calculator on the moonphase.today home page.