Moon in Royal Center, IN

Local time 12:50 pm EST 40.86° N, 86.50° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent25% lit · 5.5 days old
Moonrise today12:20 pmLocal time
Moonset today9:38 pmLocal time
Distance405,228 km251,797 miles

Moon phase in Royal Center today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 25% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 12:20 pm and sets at 9:38 pm local time. Sunset is at 5:28 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 Royal Center local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 12:20 pm 9:38 pm Waxing crescent 24.7%
Sun, Nov 15 12:52 pm 10:41 pm Waxing crescent 33.2%
Mon, Nov 16 1:19 pm 11:44 pm Waxing crescent 42.4%
Tue, Nov 17 1:43 pm — First quarter 52.1%
Wed, Nov 18 2:05 pm 12:47 am Waxing gibbous 61.9%
Thu, Nov 19 2:26 pm 1:52 am Waxing gibbous 71.6%
Fri, Nov 20 2:48 pm 2:58 am Waxing gibbous 80.6%
Sat, Nov 21 3:13 pm 4:07 am Waxing gibbous 88.5%
Sun, Nov 22 3:43 pm 5:21 am Waxing gibbous 94.7%
Mon, Nov 23 4:19 pm 6:38 am Waxing gibbous 98.6%
Tue, Nov 24 5:06 pm 7:58 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 6:05 pm 9:14 am Waning gibbous 98.1%
Thu, Nov 26 7:16 pm 10:21 am Waning gibbous 93.5%
Fri, Nov 27 8:34 pm 11:15 am Waning gibbous 86.4%
Sat, Nov 28 9:53 pm 11:57 am Waning gibbous 77.3%
Sun, Nov 29 11:09 pm 12:30 pm Waning gibbous 66.9%
Mon, Nov 30 — 12:57 pm Waning gibbous 56%
Tue, Dec 1 12:20 am 1:21 pm Last quarter 45.1%
Wed, Dec 2 1:28 am 1:43 pm Waning crescent 34.7%
Thu, Dec 3 2:34 am 2:05 pm Waning crescent 25.3%
Fri, Dec 4 3:40 am 2:28 pm Waning crescent 17%
Sat, Dec 5 4:45 am 2:54 pm Waning crescent 10.3%
Sun, Dec 6 5:50 am 3:24 pm Waning crescent 5.2%
Mon, Dec 7 6:54 am 4:00 pm Waning crescent 1.8%
Tue, Dec 8 7:55 am 4:42 pm New Moon 0.3%
Wed, Dec 9 8:51 am 5:33 pm Waxing crescent 0.6%
Thu, Dec 10 9:39 am 6:29 pm Waxing crescent 2.6%
Fri, Dec 11 10:19 am 7:29 pm Waxing crescent 6.3%
Sat, Dec 12 10:53 am 8:32 pm Waxing crescent 11.6%
Sun, Dec 13 11:21 am 9:34 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 40.8645, -86.4997 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.