Moon in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Phase nowWaxing crescent30.5% lit · 6.1 days old
Moonrise today10:06Local time
Moonset today23:23Local time
Distance404,314 km251,229 miles
Moon phase in Cooktown today
The Moon is waxing crescent and 30.5% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 10:06 and sets at 23:23 local time. Sunset is at 18:28. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.
Next Moon phases
First quarterTue, Nov 1721:47 AEST
Full MoonWed, Nov 2500:53 AEST
Last quarterTue, Dec 116:08 AEST
New MoonWed, Dec 910:51 AEST
Phase times are shown in Cooktown local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.
Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase at noon | Lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10:06 | 23:23 | Waxing crescent | 27.8% |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 10:58 | — | Waxing crescent | 36.6% |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11:48 | 00:03 | First quarter | 46% |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 12:37 | 00:41 | Waxing gibbous | 55.8% |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 13:26 | 01:17 | Waxing gibbous | 65.6% |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 14:17 | 01:53 | Waxing gibbous | 75.1% |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 15:10 | 02:30 | Waxing gibbous | 83.7% |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 16:07 | 03:09 | Waxing gibbous | 91% |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 17:08 | 03:54 | Waxing gibbous | 96.4% |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 18:14 | 04:44 | Waxing gibbous | 99.4% |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 19:22 | 05:41 | Waning gibbous | 99.5% |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 20:30 | 06:45 | Waning gibbous | 96.7% |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 21:32 | 07:52 | Waning gibbous | 91.1% |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 22:28 | 09:00 | Waning gibbous | 83.2% |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 23:18 | 10:05 | Waning gibbous | 73.5% |
| Mon, Nov 30 | — | 11:05 | Waning gibbous | 62.9% |
| Tue, Dec 1 | 00:01 | 12:01 | Last quarter | 51.9% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 00:40 | 12:54 | Waning crescent | 41.1% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 01:17 | 13:45 | Waning crescent | 31% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 01:54 | 14:36 | Waning crescent | 22% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 02:31 | 15:27 | Waning crescent | 14.3% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 03:10 | 16:19 | Waning crescent | 8.2% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 03:52 | 17:12 | Waning crescent | 3.7% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 04:37 | 18:05 | Waning crescent | 1% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 05:25 | 18:58 | New Moon | 0.2% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 06:16 | 19:49 | Waxing crescent | 1.1% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 07:08 | 20:37 | Waxing crescent | 3.8% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 08:01 | 21:21 | Waxing crescent | 8.1% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 08:52 | 22:01 | Waxing crescent | 13.9% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 09:42 | 22:39 | Waxing crescent | 21.1% |
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 -15.4657, 145.2498 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.