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The Moon on Tuesday, November 17, 2026: First Quarter, 50% lit

Waxing · 50.2% lit · ♒︎ Aquarius 25°

First Quarter at

11:48UTC

Moon phase on November 17, 2026First Quarter

Tuesday 17 November 2026397,470 km · north up · 12:00 UTC

On Tuesday, November 17, 2026, the Moon will be a First Quarter: 50.2% of its visible face lit, 8.2 days after the new moon and growing each night. The exact First Quarter happens at .

50.2%Illumination at noon UTC
8.2 dMoon age
397,470 km246,977 mi from Earth
♒︎ AquariusMoon sign (25°)
30.1′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaxingLit on the right (N. Hemisphere)

Nearest moon phases

The nearest full moon to November 17, 2026 is on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 14:54 UTC, 7 days later, and the nearest new moon is on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 07:02 UTC, 8 days earlier.

PhaseDateTime (UTC)
New Moon (before)Monday, November 9, 202607:02
First Quarter (this day)Tuesday, November 17, 202611:48
Full Moon (after)Tuesday, November 24, 202614:54

The Moon around November 17

More about this date

Tuesday, November 17, 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.