Moon Phase Poland

Moon Phase Poland: Last Quarter

On Sunday 4 October 2026, the moon phase today in Poland is a Last Quarter, with 46% illumination. Next full moon: 26 Oct.

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Times shown for Warsaw (Central European Time). Poland has a single time zone, so they apply nationwide.

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Illumination
46%
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Moon Age
22.6d
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Next Full Moon
26 Oct
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Next New Moon
10 Oct

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Poland Moon Phase FAQ

On Sunday 4 October 2026, the moon phase today in Poland is a Last Quarter, with 46% illumination. Next full moon: 26 Oct. The Moon is about 22.6 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 Poland is when the Moon rises and sets, and how high it climbs. The country spans about 10° of longitude, from roughly 14°E to 24°E, so moonrise and moonset come about 40 minutes earlier on the eastern border than on the western one. It also spans nearly 6° of latitude, from roughly 49.0°N in the Carpathians to 54.8°N on the Baltic coast, so a full Moon near the winter solstice climbs to roughly 59° to 64°, while a full Moon near the summer solstice stays low, at roughly 12° to 18°, and the further north you are, the lower it sits.
All times on this page use the local time of the city you search for. Poland uses Central European Time, CET, UTC+1, in winter and Central European Summer Time, CEST, UTC+2, in summer. Clocks go forward on the last Sunday in March and back on the last Sunday in October, and the times shown follow whichever applies on that date. Poland lies between about 14°E and 24°E, around the 15°E meridian on which Central European Time is based, so the Sun and Moon cross the sky a few minutes later on the clock than they would on that meridian in the far west, and up to about 35 minutes earlier in the far east.
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, but its exact rising and setting points swing widely through the month — roughly from north-east to south-east for rising and from north-west to south-west for setting at this latitude — and it reaches its highest point in the southern sky. Because Poland is in the Northern Hemisphere, a waxing (growing) Moon is lit on its right side and a waning Moon on its left. The Moon's path is the mirror of the Sun's: a full Moon rides high in winter and low in summer.
Yes — type any Polish 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 cities with local viewing spots and tips; browse what's live so far in the "Explore Polish Cities" section above.

Astronomy Watch Poland

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Understanding the Moon's Phases

The Moon itself never changes shape — what changes is the angle at which sunlight falls across its surface. Over the course of a 29.5-day orbit around Earth, that shifting angle cycles through eight recognizable phases, each offering something different to watch for.

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Watching the Moon from Poland

Poland sits between roughly 49.0°N in the Carpathians and 54.8°N on the Baltic coast, so the Moon's path differs noticeably from south to north. A full Moon near the winter solstice climbs to around 59° to 64° above the southern horizon, while a full Moon near the summer solstice peaks at only about 12° to 18°, often hazy and orange, and it sits lower the further north you are. The central lowlands and the Baltic coast give open horizons for moonrise and moonset, while the Sudetes and the Carpathians in the south put high ridges on the skyline. Around midsummer the Sun stays less than 18° below the horizon all night, so for several weeks the sky never gets fully dark, which makes autumn to spring the best seasons for faint galaxies and nebulae on a new Moon night. For genuinely dark skies, Poland has two certified dark-sky parks, the Bieszczady Starry-Sky Park in the south-east, designated in 2013, and the Izera Dark-Sky Park in the Sudetes on the Czech border, designated in 2009. Use the calculator above for exact moonrise, moonset, and phase times wherever you are in Poland.

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