Moon in Golden, British Columbia, Canada

Local time 23:05 CST 51.30° N, 116.97° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent28.9% lit · 5.9 days old
Moonrise today14:11Local time
Moonset today22:01Local time
Distance404,631 km251,426 miles

Moon phase in Golden today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 28.9% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 14:11 and sets at 22:01 local time. Sunset is at 18:00. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 1705:47 CST
Full MoonTue, Nov 2408:53 CST
Last quarterTue, Dec 100:08 CST
New MoonTue, Dec 818:51 CST

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

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 14:11 22:01 Waxing crescent 25.1%
Sun, Nov 15 14:33 23:14 Waxing crescent 33.6%
Mon, Nov 16 14:50 — Waxing crescent 42.8%
Tue, Nov 17 15:04 00:27 First quarter 52.5%
Wed, Nov 18 15:17 01:40 Waxing gibbous 62.3%
Thu, Nov 19 15:29 02:55 Waxing gibbous 72%
Fri, Nov 20 15:42 04:11 Waxing gibbous 80.9%
Sat, Nov 21 15:57 05:32 Waxing gibbous 88.8%
Sun, Nov 22 16:16 06:57 Waxing gibbous 94.9%
Mon, Nov 23 16:42 08:27 Waxing gibbous 98.7%
Tue, Nov 24 17:19 09:58 Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 18:15 11:19 Waning gibbous 98%
Thu, Nov 26 19:30 12:24 Waning gibbous 93.2%
Fri, Nov 27 20:57 13:08 Waning gibbous 86%
Sat, Nov 28 22:28 13:38 Waning gibbous 76.9%
Sun, Nov 29 23:55 14:00 Waning gibbous 66.5%
Mon, Nov 30 — 14:16 Waning gibbous 55.5%
Tue, Dec 1 01:17 14:29 Waning crescent 44.6%
Wed, Dec 2 02:36 14:42 Waning crescent 34.3%
Thu, Dec 3 03:52 14:54 Waning crescent 24.9%
Fri, Dec 4 05:07 15:08 Waning crescent 16.7%
Sat, Dec 5 06:23 15:25 Waning crescent 10%
Sun, Dec 6 07:38 15:46 Waning crescent 5%
Mon, Dec 7 08:51 16:14 Waning crescent 1.7%
Tue, Dec 8 09:58 16:52 New Moon 0.2%
Wed, Dec 9 10:55 17:41 Waxing crescent 0.6%
Thu, Dec 10 11:39 18:42 Waxing crescent 2.7%
Fri, Dec 11 12:12 19:50 Waxing crescent 6.5%
Sat, Dec 12 12:37 21:02 Waxing crescent 11.8%
Sun, Dec 13 12:55 22:14 Waxing crescent 18.5%

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 51.3000, -116.9689 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.