Cool Moon Facts by Whip

Real astronomy, with sources. Folklore & tradition.

Calendar

A month of moons

Every phase below is computed for 9 pm your time. Pick a night to see it.

Every month, written out

One page per month, with the exact phase moments in UTC and every night's illumination. Useful when you want a month that is not this one, or a page you can link to.

Settings

Your location

Only used to work out rise and set times. It stays in this browser.

Moon orientation

Southern-hemisphere skies show the moon flipped. This follows your location automatically.

Saved facts

Everything saved here

This site keeps your location, your saved facts and your settings in this browser and nowhere else. Nothing is uploaded, and nothing here can be recovered once it is gone.

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Gear that makes it better

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