Moon Phase Philippines

Moon Phase Philippines: Waning Crescent

On Monday, October 5, 2026, the moon phase today in Philippines is a Waning Crescent, with 34% illumination. Next full moon: Oct 26.

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Times shown for Manila (Philippine Standard Time, UTC+8). The Philippines has a single time zone and no daylight saving time, so they apply nationwide.

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Illumination
34%
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Moon Age
23.6d
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Next Full Moon
Oct 26
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Next New Moon
Oct 10

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Philippines Moon Phase FAQ

On Monday, October 5, 2026, the moon phase today in Philippines is a Waning Crescent, with 34% illumination. Next full moon: Oct 26. The Moon is about 23.6 days into its 29.5-day cycle.
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 shifts across the Philippines is when the Moon rises and sets, and where it sits in the sky. The country runs from about 4.6°N in the far south to 21.1°N in the far north, so the Moon climbs high rather than skimming the southern horizon. In Manila, at 14.6°N, a full moon near the December solstice passes high overhead, typically within about 15° of the zenith, while a full moon near the June solstice crosses the southern sky at roughly 47° to 57°. Crescent moons often look tilted, lying on their back like a bowl or a boat, rather than standing upright.
All times on this page use the local time of the city you search for. The Philippines uses Philippine Standard Time, PST, UTC+8, all year, and does not observe daylight saving time, so there is no clock change to account for. The country spans about 116.7°E to 126.6°E, around the 120°E meridian on which UTC+8 is based, so the Sun and Moon cross the sky about 13 minutes later on the clock than that meridian in the far west and about 26 minutes earlier in the far east. Manila, at about 121°E, is within a few minutes of it.
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.
Like the Sun, the Moon rises in the east and sets in the west, and in the Philippines its rising and setting points stay fairly close to due east and west throughout the month. At Manila the Moon rises somewhere between roughly east-north-east and east-south-east. Because the country is in the Northern Hemisphere, a waxing (growing) Moon is lit on its right side and a waning Moon on its left, though near the zenith the orientation depends on which way you face. Cloud is the main obstacle: the drier months, roughly December to May, give the best chance of a clear sky, while the wet season, roughly June to November, brings frequent cloud and typhoons.
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Watching the Moon from the Philippines

The Philippines runs from about 4.6°N in the far south to 21.1°N in the far north, so the Moon climbs high instead of skimming the southern horizon. At Manila, 14.6°N, a full Moon near the December solstice passes high overhead, typically within about 15° of the zenith, while a full Moon near the June solstice crosses the southern sky at roughly 47° to 57°. Moonrise and moonset stay fairly close to due east and west all year, between roughly east-north-east and east-south-east at Manila, and crescent Moons often look tilted, lying on their back like a bowl or a boat, rather than standing upright. The country uses Philippine Standard Time, UTC+8, all year with no daylight saving time, and because it spans about ten degrees of longitude, moonrise comes roughly 40 minutes earlier on the far eastern coast than the far western islands. Cloud is the main obstacle: the drier months, roughly December to May, give the best chance of a clear sky, while the wet season, roughly June to November, brings frequent cloud and typhoons. Use the calculator above for exact moonrise, moonset, and phase times wherever you are in the Philippines.

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