Moon in Media, PA

Local time 12:57 pm EST 39.92° N, 75.39° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent25% lit · 5.5 days old
Moonrise today11:31 amLocal time
Moonset today8:55 pmLocal time
Distance405,224 km251,794 miles

Moon phase in Media today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 25% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:31 am and sets at 8:55 pm local time. Sunset is at 4:46 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 Media local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:31 am 8:55 pm Waxing crescent 24.7%
Sun, Nov 15 12:04 pm 9:57 pm Waxing crescent 33.2%
Mon, Nov 16 12:32 pm 10:59 pm Waxing crescent 42.4%
Tue, Nov 17 12:56 pm — First quarter 52.1%
Wed, Nov 18 1:19 pm 12:02 am Waxing gibbous 61.9%
Thu, Nov 19 1:41 pm 1:06 am Waxing gibbous 71.6%
Fri, Nov 20 2:04 pm 2:11 am Waxing gibbous 80.6%
Sat, Nov 21 2:29 pm 3:20 am Waxing gibbous 88.5%
Sun, Nov 22 2:59 pm 4:32 am Waxing gibbous 94.7%
Mon, Nov 23 3:36 pm 5:49 am Waxing gibbous 98.6%
Tue, Nov 24 4:24 pm 7:07 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:23 pm 8:23 am Waning gibbous 98.1%
Thu, Nov 26 6:33 pm 9:31 am Waning gibbous 93.5%
Fri, Nov 27 7:51 pm 10:25 am Waning gibbous 86.4%
Sat, Nov 28 9:09 pm 11:08 am Waning gibbous 77.3%
Sun, Nov 29 10:23 pm 11:42 am Waning gibbous 66.9%
Mon, Nov 30 11:34 pm 12:10 pm Waning gibbous 56%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:35 pm Last quarter 45.1%
Wed, Dec 2 12:42 am 12:58 pm Waning crescent 34.7%
Thu, Dec 3 1:47 am 1:20 pm Waning crescent 25.3%
Fri, Dec 4 2:52 am 1:44 pm Waning crescent 17%
Sat, Dec 5 3:56 am 2:11 pm Waning crescent 10.3%
Sun, Dec 6 5:01 am 2:41 pm Waning crescent 5.2%
Mon, Dec 7 6:05 am 3:18 pm Waning crescent 1.8%
Tue, Dec 8 7:05 am 4:00 pm New Moon 0.3%
Wed, Dec 9 8:01 am 4:50 pm Waxing crescent 0.6%
Thu, Dec 10 8:49 am 5:46 pm Waxing crescent 2.6%
Fri, Dec 11 9:30 am 6:46 pm Waxing crescent 6.3%
Sat, Dec 12 10:04 am 7:48 pm Waxing crescent 11.6%
Sun, Dec 13 10:33 am 8:50 pm Waxing crescent 18.2%

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 39.9168, -75.3877 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.