Waxing · 40.6% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 13°
Moon age
7.2days
Moon phase on November 16, 2026Waxing Crescent
On Monday, November 16, 2026, the Moon will be a Waxing Crescent: 40.6% of its visible face lit, 7.2 days after the new moon and growing each night.
40.6%Illumination at noon UTC
7.2 dMoon age
401,266 km249,335 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (13°)
29.8′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to November 16, 2026 is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 14:54 UTC, 8 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 07:02 UTC, 7 days earlier.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon (before) | Monday, November 9, 2026 | 07:02 |
| First Quarter (after) | Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 11:48 |
The Moon around November 16
More about this date
Monday, November 16, 2026 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 9, 2026 to the new moon of December 9, 2026, a cycle of 29.74 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in November 2026, or the whole moon calendar 2026.
- The same date one year apart: 2025 · 2027.
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- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.