Moon in Aptos, CA

Local time 5:38 am PST 36.98° N, 121.90° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent23.6% lit · 5.3 days old
Moonrise today11:33 amLocal time
Moonset today9:18 pmLocal time
Distance405,383 km251,893 miles

Moon phase in Aptos today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 23.6% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:33 am and sets at 9:18 pm local time. Sunset is at 4:58 pm. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 173:47 am PST
Full MoonTue, Nov 246:53 am PST
Last quarterMon, Nov 3010:08 pm PST
New MoonTue, Dec 84:51 pm PST

Phase times are shown in Aptos local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:33 am 9:18 pm Waxing crescent 25.7%
Sun, Nov 15 12:06 pm 10:18 pm Waxing crescent 34.4%
Mon, Nov 16 12:35 pm 11:19 pm Waxing crescent 43.6%
Tue, Nov 17 1:01 pm — First quarter 53.3%
Wed, Nov 18 1:26 pm 12:19 am Waxing gibbous 63.2%
Thu, Nov 19 1:50 pm 1:21 am Waxing gibbous 72.7%
Fri, Nov 20 2:15 pm 2:24 am Waxing gibbous 81.7%
Sat, Nov 21 2:44 pm 3:31 am Waxing gibbous 89.4%
Sun, Nov 22 3:17 pm 4:42 am Waxing gibbous 95.3%
Mon, Nov 23 3:57 pm 5:57 am Waxing gibbous 98.9%
Tue, Nov 24 4:47 pm 7:13 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:49 pm 8:27 am Waning gibbous 97.7%
Thu, Nov 26 7:00 pm 9:33 am Waning gibbous 92.7%
Fri, Nov 27 8:16 pm 10:28 am Waning gibbous 85.3%
Sat, Nov 28 9:32 pm 11:12 am Waning gibbous 76%
Sun, Nov 29 10:44 pm 11:47 am Waning gibbous 65.6%
Mon, Nov 30 11:52 pm 12:17 pm Last quarter 54.6%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:43 pm Waning crescent 43.8%
Wed, Dec 2 12:56 am 1:08 pm Waning crescent 33.5%
Thu, Dec 3 2:00 am 1:33 pm Waning crescent 24.2%
Fri, Dec 4 3:02 am 1:59 pm Waning crescent 16.1%
Sat, Dec 5 4:04 am 2:28 pm Waning crescent 9.6%
Sun, Dec 6 5:07 am 3:01 pm Waning crescent 4.6%
Mon, Dec 7 6:09 am 3:39 pm Waning crescent 1.5%
Tue, Dec 8 7:08 am 4:24 pm New Moon 0.2%
Wed, Dec 9 8:02 am 5:15 pm Waxing crescent 0.7%
Thu, Dec 10 8:50 am 6:11 pm Waxing crescent 3%
Fri, Dec 11 9:31 am 7:10 pm Waxing crescent 6.9%
Sat, Dec 12 10:06 am 8:10 pm Waxing crescent 12.4%
Sun, Dec 13 10:36 am 9:10 pm Waxing crescent 19.2%

A dash means the Moon does not rise or set on that local date. This happens about once a month, because the Moon rises around 50 minutes later each day.

Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 36.9772, -121.8994 at sea level with a flat horizon, from a lunar series checked against a full ephemeris to within about a minute. Hills, buildings and elevation can shift what you see by several minutes. Sources and methods.