Moon sighting today: where is the Moon and when is the new crescent?
See the Moon's phase now, where it is in your sky (which way to face and how high to look), and the world map of where the next new crescent (hilal) can be seen. Your location stays on your device.
The Moon now, from where you are
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Waning gibbous
85% lit · 19.1 days since the new moon
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- Height above horizon
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- Direction (from true north)
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- Next moonrise
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- Next moonset
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- Distance from Earth
- 370,254 km
What is the Moon's phase today, and when is the next crescent?
Today's Moon phase is Waning gibbous: 85% lit, 19.1 days since the new moon. The next new moon is on Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 15:50 UTC; look for the crescent of Jumada al-Ula 1448 on the evening of Monday, 12 October 2026, and the month is calculated to begin on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Phase now
- Waning gibbous
- Illuminated
- 85%
- Hijri date today
- 19 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Crescent visibility: our own Yallop/Shaukat calculation, checked against TheShia.org; Hijri date: AlAdhan / Islamic Network; Moon position: Astronomy Engine.
New crescent visibility map for Jumada al-Ula 1448
- New moon (conjunction)
- Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 15:50 UTC
- First sighting evening
- Monday, 12 October 2026
- Jumada al-Ula 1448 begins (calculated for Najaf)
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026
- Hijri date today
- 19 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH (Umm al-Qura, via AlAdhan)
The new moon happens at Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 15:50 UTC. The crescent is usually too thin and too close to the Sun to see on that day, so the map shows where it can be seen after sunset on each evening of the sighting window. Tap an evening to change the map.
- A: visible to the naked eye easily
- B: visible to the eye in perfect conditions
- C: needs binoculars or a telescope to find, may then be seen by eye
- D: visible with a telescope only
- Not visible
The crescent from your location
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How this is calculated
We calculate crescent visibility ourselves, with no outside service. For every 2° square of the world, the Yallop criterion (HM Nautical Almanac Office, NAO Technical Note 69) is applied at the best time after local sunset, with the zone limits calibrated against moonsighting.com observation reports (Shaukat). The Moon's position comes from Astronomy Engine, a precise open-source astronomy library, and your own zone is calculated on your device for your exact position. The month is calculated to begin the day after the first evening the crescent can be sighted at Najaf (q ≥ −0.30: by eye, or found with optical aid and then seen). We check our results against TheShia.org's published moonsighting.com-calibrated data: over 42 months the calculated month start agreed 41 times, and the naked-eye verdict agreed in 98.82% of map squares. Today's Hijri date is from the AlAdhan API (Umm al-Qura calendar), with the Islamic Network server as a fallback. Calculated visibility is a guide: the start of an Islamic month is decided by an actual sighting and your local authority.
Yallop, NAO Technical Note 69 · moonsighting.com · TheShia.org · AlAdhan (Islamic Network) · Astronomy Engine
Moon sighting questions
Where is the Moon right now?
Tap “Show the Moon from where I am”. The page uses your phone's GPS to show the Moon's direction from true north and its height above the horizon, and draws it on a map of your sky. If the Moon is below the horizon it tells you when and where it rises.
When will the new crescent (hilal) be visible?
Usually one or two evenings after the new moon, shortly after sunset, low in the western sky. The map shows where it can be seen on each evening: zone A easily by eye, zone B by eye in perfect conditions, zone C with binoculars, zone D with a telescope only.
Why is the crescent seen in some countries a day earlier?
The crescent is easier to see further west, because the Moon has had more hours to move away from the Sun by local sunset there. That is why the Americas often see it an evening before Asia.
Does this decide when Ramadan or Eid begins?
No. It is an astronomical forecast. Follow your mosque or national moon-sighting committee, which may use a local sighting, a sighting from another country, or a calculated calendar.
Is my location shared?
No. The Moon's position is calculated in your browser, and your visibility zone is read from the world map on your device. Your coordinates are not sent to us or to the data providers.