Waxing · 1.5% lit · ♐︎ Sagittarius 12°
Moon age
1.2days
Moon phase on November 21, 2025Waxing Crescent
On Friday, November 21, 2025, the Moon was a Waxing Crescent: 1.5% of its visible face lit, 1.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
1.5%Illumination at noon UTC
1.2 dMoon age
406,060 km252,314 mi from Earth
♐︎ SagittariusMoon sign (13°)
29.4′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 21, 2025 is on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 23:14 UTC, 13 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 06:47 UTC, 1 day earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 06:47 |
| First Quarter (after) | Friday, November 28, 2025 | 06:59 |
The Moon around November 21
More about this date
Friday, November 21, 2025 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 20, 2025 to the new moon of December 20, 2025, a cycle of 29.79 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 2025, or the whole moon calendar 2025.
- The same date one year apart: 2024 · 2026.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.