Moon in San Francisco, CA

Local time 4:45 am PST 37.73° N, 123.03° W
Phase nowWaxing crescent23.3% lit · 5.2 days old
Moonrise today11:40 amLocal time
Moonset today9:20 pmLocal time
Distance405,411 km251,911 miles

Moon phase in San Francisco today

The Moon is waxing crescent and 23.3% lit, growing brighter each night. Today it rises at 11:40 am and sets at 9:20 pm local time. Sunset is at 5:01 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 Francisco local time. Full Moon calendar 2026.

Moonrise and moonset for the next 30 days

DateMoonriseMoonsetPhase at noonLit
Sat, Nov 14 11:40 am 9:20 pm Waxing crescent 25.7%
Sun, Nov 15 12:13 pm 10:21 pm Waxing crescent 34.4%
Mon, Nov 16 12:41 pm 11:22 pm Waxing crescent 43.6%
Tue, Nov 17 1:07 pm — First quarter 53.3%
Wed, Nov 18 1:31 pm 12:23 am Waxing gibbous 63.2%
Thu, Nov 19 1:55 pm 1:25 am Waxing gibbous 72.7%
Fri, Nov 20 2:20 pm 2:29 am Waxing gibbous 81.7%
Sat, Nov 21 2:47 pm 3:37 am Waxing gibbous 89.4%
Sun, Nov 22 3:20 pm 4:48 am Waxing gibbous 95.3%
Mon, Nov 23 3:59 pm 6:03 am Waxing gibbous 98.9%
Tue, Nov 24 4:49 pm 7:21 am Full Moon 99.8%
Wed, Nov 25 5:51 pm 8:35 am Waning gibbous 97.7%
Thu, Nov 26 7:02 pm 9:41 am Waning gibbous 92.7%
Fri, Nov 27 8:19 pm 10:35 am Waning gibbous 85.3%
Sat, Nov 28 9:35 pm 11:18 am Waning gibbous 76%
Sun, Nov 29 10:47 pm 11:53 am Waning gibbous 65.6%
Mon, Nov 30 11:56 pm 12:22 pm Last quarter 54.6%
Tue, Dec 1 — 12:48 pm Waning crescent 43.8%
Wed, Dec 2 1:01 am 1:12 pm Waning crescent 33.5%
Thu, Dec 3 2:05 am 1:36 pm Waning crescent 24.2%
Fri, Dec 4 3:08 am 2:02 pm Waning crescent 16.1%
Sat, Dec 5 4:11 am 2:31 pm Waning crescent 9.6%
Sun, Dec 6 5:14 am 3:03 pm Waning crescent 4.6%
Mon, Dec 7 6:16 am 3:41 pm Waning crescent 1.5%
Tue, Dec 8 7:15 am 4:26 pm New Moon 0.2%
Wed, Dec 9 8:10 am 5:17 pm Waxing crescent 0.7%
Thu, Dec 10 8:58 am 6:13 pm Waxing crescent 3%
Fri, Dec 11 9:38 am 7:12 pm Waxing crescent 6.9%
Sat, Dec 12 10:13 am 8:13 pm Waxing crescent 12.4%
Sun, Dec 13 10:43 am 9:13 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.

Moonrise and moonset are calculated for 37.7272, -123.0322 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.