Moon in Castaic, CA

Local time 4:03 am PST 34.49° N, 118.62° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent23.1% lit · 5.2 days old
Moonrise today11:12 amLocal time
Moonset today9:11 pmLocal time
Distance405,432 km251,924 miles

Moon phase in Castaic today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 23.1% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:12 am and sets at 9:11 pm local time. Sunset is at 4:50 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 Castaic local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:12 am 9:11 pm Waxing crescent 25.7%
Sun, Nov 15 11:47 am 10:10 pm Waxing crescent 34.4%
Mon, Nov 16 12:17 pm 11:09 pm Waxing crescent 43.6%
Tue, Nov 17 12:45 pm — First quarter 53.3%
Wed, Nov 18 1:11 pm 12:08 am Waxing gibbous 63.2%
Thu, Nov 19 1:37 pm 1:08 am Waxing gibbous 72.7%
Fri, Nov 20 2:04 pm 2:10 am Waxing gibbous 81.7%
Sat, Nov 21 2:34 pm 3:15 am Waxing gibbous 89.4%
Sun, Nov 22 3:09 pm 4:23 am Waxing gibbous 95.3%
Mon, Nov 23 3:51 pm 5:36 am Waxing gibbous 98.9%
Tue, Nov 24 4:42 pm 6:51 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:44 pm 8:05 am Waning gibbous 97.7%
Thu, Nov 26 6:55 pm 9:11 am Waning gibbous 92.7%
Fri, Nov 27 8:10 pm 10:07 am Waning gibbous 85.3%
Sat, Nov 28 9:23 pm 10:52 am Waning gibbous 76%
Sun, Nov 29 10:33 pm 11:29 am Waning gibbous 65.6%
Mon, Nov 30 11:40 pm 12:01 pm Last quarter 54.6%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:29 pm Waning crescent 43.8%
Wed, Dec 2 12:43 am 12:55 pm Waning crescent 33.5%
Thu, Dec 3 1:44 am 1:22 pm Waning crescent 24.2%
Fri, Dec 4 2:45 am 1:49 pm Waning crescent 16.1%
Sat, Dec 5 3:46 am 2:20 pm Waning crescent 9.6%
Sun, Dec 6 4:47 am 2:54 pm Waning crescent 4.6%
Mon, Dec 7 5:47 am 3:34 pm Waning crescent 1.5%
Tue, Dec 8 6:46 am 4:19 pm New Moon 0.2%
Wed, Dec 9 7:40 am 5:10 pm Waxing crescent 0.7%
Thu, Dec 10 8:28 am 6:06 pm Waxing crescent 3%
Fri, Dec 11 9:10 am 7:03 pm Waxing crescent 6.9%
Sat, Dec 12 9:46 am 8:02 pm Waxing crescent 12.4%
Sun, Dec 13 10:18 am 9:00 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 34.4889, -118.6229 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.