Moon in Lake Waccamaw, NC

Local time 2:38 am EST 34.32° N, 78.50° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent29.8% lit · 6.0 days old
Moonrise today12:02 pmLocal time
Moonset today10:23 pmLocal time
Distance404,459 km251,319 miles

Moon phase in Lake Waccamaw today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 29.8% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 12:02 pm and sets at 10:23 pm local time. Sunset is at 5:09 pm. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 176:47 am EST
Full MoonTue, Nov 249:53 am EST
Last quarterTue, Dec 11:08 am EST
New MoonTue, Dec 87:51 pm EST

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

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sun, Nov 15 12:02 pm 10:23 pm Waxing crescent 33.2%
Mon, Nov 16 12:33 pm 11:22 pm Waxing crescent 42.4%
Tue, Nov 17 1:01 pm — First quarter 52.1%
Wed, Nov 18 1:27 pm 12:21 am Waxing gibbous 61.9%
Thu, Nov 19 1:53 pm 1:21 am Waxing gibbous 71.6%
Fri, Nov 20 2:20 pm 2:22 am Waxing gibbous 80.6%
Sat, Nov 21 2:50 pm 3:26 am Waxing gibbous 88.5%
Sun, Nov 22 3:24 pm 4:35 am Waxing gibbous 94.7%
Mon, Nov 23 4:05 pm 5:47 am Waxing gibbous 98.6%
Tue, Nov 24 4:56 pm 7:02 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:57 pm 8:16 am Waning gibbous 98.1%
Thu, Nov 26 7:07 pm 9:23 am Waning gibbous 93.5%
Fri, Nov 27 8:21 pm 10:20 am Waning gibbous 86.4%
Sat, Nov 28 9:35 pm 11:06 am Waning gibbous 77.3%
Sun, Nov 29 10:46 pm 11:45 am Waning gibbous 66.9%
Mon, Nov 30 11:52 pm 12:17 pm Waning gibbous 56%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:45 pm Last quarter 45.1%
Wed, Dec 2 12:55 am 1:12 pm Waning crescent 34.7%
Thu, Dec 3 1:57 am 1:38 pm Waning crescent 25.3%
Fri, Dec 4 2:57 am 2:06 pm Waning crescent 17%
Sat, Dec 5 3:58 am 2:36 pm Waning crescent 10.3%
Sun, Dec 6 4:59 am 3:10 pm Waning crescent 5.2%
Mon, Dec 7 6:00 am 3:49 pm Waning crescent 1.8%
Tue, Dec 8 6:58 am 4:34 pm New Moon 0.3%
Wed, Dec 9 7:53 am 5:24 pm Waxing crescent 0.6%
Thu, Dec 10 8:42 am 6:19 pm Waxing crescent 2.6%
Fri, Dec 11 9:25 am 7:17 pm Waxing crescent 6.3%
Sat, Dec 12 10:02 am 8:15 pm Waxing crescent 11.6%
Sun, Dec 13 10:34 am 9:14 pm Waxing crescent 18.2%
Mon, Dec 14 11:02 am 10:12 pm Waxing crescent 26.1%

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 34.3191, -78.5000 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.