Moon in San Diego, CA

Local time 4:25 am PST 32.81° N, 117.14° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent23.2% lit · 5.2 days old
Moonrise today11:01 amLocal time
Moonset today9:09 pmLocal time
Distance405,421 km251,917 miles

Moon phase in San Diego today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 23.2% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:01 am and sets at 9:09 pm local time. Sunset is at 4:47 pm. For the darkest skies, look for nights when the Moon is below the horizon after dark.

Next Moon phases

First quarterTue, Nov 173:47 am PST
Full MoonTue, Nov 246:53 am PST
Last quarterMon, Nov 3010:08 pm PST
New MoonTue, Dec 84:51 pm PST

Phase times are shown in San Diego local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:01 am 9:09 pm Waxing crescent 25.7%
Sun, Nov 15 11:37 am 10:07 pm Waxing crescent 34.4%
Mon, Nov 16 12:08 pm 11:05 pm Waxing crescent 43.6%
Tue, Nov 17 12:37 pm — First quarter 53.3%
Wed, Nov 18 1:04 pm 12:03 am Waxing gibbous 63.2%
Thu, Nov 19 1:31 pm 1:02 am Waxing gibbous 72.7%
Fri, Nov 20 1:59 pm 2:03 am Waxing gibbous 81.7%
Sat, Nov 21 2:30 pm 3:06 am Waxing gibbous 89.4%
Sun, Nov 22 3:06 pm 4:14 am Waxing gibbous 95.3%
Mon, Nov 23 3:49 pm 5:26 am Waxing gibbous 98.9%
Tue, Nov 24 4:41 pm 6:40 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:44 pm 7:53 am Waning gibbous 97.7%
Thu, Nov 26 6:54 pm 8:59 am Waning gibbous 92.7%
Fri, Nov 27 8:08 pm 9:56 am Waning gibbous 85.3%
Sat, Nov 28 9:20 pm 10:42 am Waning gibbous 76%
Sun, Nov 29 10:29 pm 11:20 am Waning gibbous 65.6%
Mon, Nov 30 11:35 pm 11:53 am Last quarter 54.6%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:22 pm Waning crescent 43.8%
Wed, Dec 2 12:37 am 12:50 pm Waning crescent 33.5%
Thu, Dec 3 1:37 am 1:17 pm Waning crescent 24.2%
Fri, Dec 4 2:36 am 1:46 pm Waning crescent 16.1%
Sat, Dec 5 3:36 am 2:17 pm Waning crescent 9.6%
Sun, Dec 6 4:36 am 2:53 pm Waning crescent 4.6%
Mon, Dec 7 5:36 am 3:33 pm Waning crescent 1.5%
Tue, Dec 8 6:34 am 4:18 pm New Moon 0.2%
Wed, Dec 9 7:28 am 5:10 pm Waxing crescent 0.7%
Thu, Dec 10 8:17 am 6:05 pm Waxing crescent 3%
Fri, Dec 11 8:59 am 7:02 pm Waxing crescent 6.9%
Sat, Dec 12 9:36 am 8:00 pm Waxing crescent 12.4%
Sun, Dec 13 10:09 am 8:57 pm Waxing crescent 19.2%

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.

Moon times nearby

Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 32.8150, -117.1356 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.