Moon in Punxsutawney, PA

Local time 1:59 pm EST 40.94° N, 78.97° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent25.4% lit · 5.5 days old
Moonrise today11:50 amLocal time
Moonset today9:06 pmLocal time
Distance405,180 km251,767 miles

Moon phase in Punxsutawney today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 25.4% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:50 am and sets at 9:06 pm local time. Sunset is at 4:58 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 Punxsutawney local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:50 am 9:06 pm Waxing crescent 24.7%
Sun, Nov 15 12:21 pm 10:09 pm Waxing crescent 33.2%
Mon, Nov 16 12:48 pm 11:12 pm Waxing crescent 42.4%
Tue, Nov 17 1:12 pm — First quarter 52.1%
Wed, Nov 18 1:34 pm 12:16 am Waxing gibbous 61.9%
Thu, Nov 19 1:55 pm 1:20 am Waxing gibbous 71.6%
Fri, Nov 20 2:18 pm 2:26 am Waxing gibbous 80.6%
Sat, Nov 21 2:43 pm 3:36 am Waxing gibbous 88.5%
Sun, Nov 22 3:12 pm 4:49 am Waxing gibbous 94.7%
Mon, Nov 23 3:48 pm 6:07 am Waxing gibbous 98.6%
Tue, Nov 24 4:34 pm 7:26 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:34 pm 8:43 am Waning gibbous 98.1%
Thu, Nov 26 6:44 pm 9:50 am Waning gibbous 93.5%
Fri, Nov 27 8:02 pm 10:44 am Waning gibbous 86.4%
Sat, Nov 28 9:21 pm 11:26 am Waning gibbous 77.3%
Sun, Nov 29 10:37 pm 11:59 am Waning gibbous 66.9%
Mon, Nov 30 11:48 pm 12:26 pm Waning gibbous 56%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:50 pm Last quarter 45.1%
Wed, Dec 2 12:57 am 1:12 pm Waning crescent 34.7%
Thu, Dec 3 2:03 am 1:34 pm Waning crescent 25.3%
Fri, Dec 4 3:08 am 1:57 pm Waning crescent 17%
Sat, Dec 5 4:14 am 2:23 pm Waning crescent 10.3%
Sun, Dec 6 5:19 am 2:53 pm Waning crescent 5.2%
Mon, Dec 7 6:23 am 3:28 pm Waning crescent 1.8%
Tue, Dec 8 7:24 am 4:11 pm New Moon 0.3%
Wed, Dec 9 8:20 am 5:01 pm Waxing crescent 0.6%
Thu, Dec 10 9:08 am 5:57 pm Waxing crescent 2.6%
Fri, Dec 11 9:49 am 6:58 pm Waxing crescent 6.3%
Sat, Dec 12 10:22 am 8:00 pm Waxing crescent 11.6%
Sun, Dec 13 10:50 am 9:02 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 40.9437, -78.9709 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.