Moon in Chisinau, Chisinau Municipality, Moldova
Phase nowWaxing crescent29.3% lit · 6.0 days old
Moonrise today12:23Local time
Moonset today21:19Local time
Distance404,553 km251,378 miles
Moon phase in Chisinau today
The Moon is waxing crescent and 29.3% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 12:23 and sets at 21:19 local time. Sunset is at 16:30. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.
Next Moon phases
First quarterTue, Nov 1713:47 EET
Full MoonTue, Nov 2416:53 EET
Last quarterTue, Dec 108:08 EET
New MoonWed, Dec 902:51 EET
Phase times are shown in Chisinau local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.
Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days
| Date | Moonrise | Moonset | Phase at noon | Lit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Nov 15 | 12:23 | 21:19 | Waxing crescent | 30.7% |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 12:46 | 22:27 | Waxing crescent | 39.7% |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 13:06 | 23:36 | First quarter | 49.3% |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 13:23 | — | Waxing gibbous | 59.1% |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 13:39 | 00:45 | Waxing gibbous | 68.8% |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 13:56 | 01:56 | Waxing gibbous | 78.1% |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 14:15 | 03:10 | Waxing gibbous | 86.3% |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 14:37 | 04:28 | Waxing gibbous | 93.1% |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 15:04 | 05:51 | Waxing gibbous | 97.7% |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 15:42 | 07:16 | Full Moon | 99.7% |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 16:34 | 08:38 | Waning gibbous | 98.9% |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 17:41 | 09:49 | Waning gibbous | 95.1% |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 19:01 | 10:45 | Waning gibbous | 88.7% |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 20:26 | 11:25 | Waning gibbous | 80.1% |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 21:49 | 11:55 | Waning gibbous | 70% |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 23:08 | 12:18 | Waning gibbous | 59.2% |
| Tue, Dec 1 | — | 12:37 | Last quarter | 48.2% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 00:23 | 12:54 | Waning crescent | 37.7% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 01:35 | 13:10 | Waning crescent | 27.9% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 02:46 | 13:28 | Waning crescent | 19.3% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 03:57 | 13:48 | Waning crescent | 12.1% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 05:07 | 14:11 | Waning crescent | 6.5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 06:17 | 14:41 | Waning crescent | 2.6% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 07:23 | 15:18 | Waning crescent | 0.5% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 08:22 | 16:04 | New Moon | 0.3% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 09:13 | 17:00 | Waxing crescent | 1.8% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 09:53 | 18:02 | Waxing crescent | 5.1% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 10:24 | 19:08 | Waxing crescent | 9.9% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 10:49 | 20:16 | Waxing crescent | 16.2% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 11:10 | 21:23 | Waxing crescent | 23.7% |
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 47.0090, 28.8594 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.