Moon in Folkestone, England, United Kingdom

Local time 11:15 GMT 51.08° N, 1.17° E
Phase nowWaxing crescent31.1% lit · 6.2 days old
Moonrise today12:33Local time
Moonset today20:58Local time
Distance404,189 km251,151 miles

Moon phase in Folkestone today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 31.1% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 12:33 and sets at 20:58 local time. Sunset is at 16:07. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 1711:47 GMT
Full MoonTue, Nov 2414:53 GMT
Last quarterTue, Dec 106:08 GMT
New MoonWed, Dec 900:51 GMT

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

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sun, Nov 15 12:33 20:58 Waxing crescent 31.4%
Mon, Nov 16 12:52 22:11 Waxing crescent 40.5%
Tue, Nov 17 13:07 23:24 First quarter 50.1%
Wed, Nov 18 13:20 — Waxing gibbous 59.9%
Thu, Nov 19 13:33 00:38 Waxing gibbous 69.6%
Fri, Nov 20 13:45 01:53 Waxing gibbous 78.8%
Sat, Nov 21 13:59 03:12 Waxing gibbous 87%
Sun, Nov 22 14:17 04:36 Waxing gibbous 93.5%
Mon, Nov 23 14:40 06:04 Waxing gibbous 98%
Tue, Nov 24 15:14 07:35 Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 16:04 09:00 Waning gibbous 98.7%
Thu, Nov 26 17:13 10:11 Waning gibbous 94.7%
Fri, Nov 27 18:37 11:02 Waning gibbous 88%
Sat, Nov 28 20:07 11:36 Waning gibbous 79.3%
Sun, Nov 29 21:35 12:00 Waning gibbous 69.2%
Mon, Nov 30 22:59 12:18 Waning gibbous 58.3%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:32 Last quarter 47.3%
Wed, Dec 2 00:18 12:45 Waning crescent 36.8%
Thu, Dec 3 01:34 12:58 Waning crescent 27.1%
Fri, Dec 4 02:50 13:11 Waning crescent 18.6%
Sat, Dec 5 04:05 13:27 Waning crescent 11.6%
Sun, Dec 6 05:20 13:47 Waning crescent 6.1%
Mon, Dec 7 06:34 14:13 Waning crescent 2.4%
Tue, Dec 8 07:43 14:47 New Moon 0.4%
Wed, Dec 9 08:43 15:33 New Moon 0.3%
Thu, Dec 10 09:32 16:30 Waxing crescent 2%
Fri, Dec 11 10:09 17:36 Waxing crescent 5.4%
Sat, Dec 12 10:36 18:47 Waxing crescent 10.4%
Sun, Dec 13 10:56 19:58 Waxing crescent 16.8%
Mon, Dec 14 11:12 21:10 Waxing crescent 24.4%

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 51.0817, 1.1673 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.