Moon calendar
Moon phases in 2026
2026 carries 13 full moons and 12 new moons, with two full moons in May — the second of which is a blue moon in the modern sense of the phrase. Every date below is UTC. Pick a month for its exact times and a reading for every night of it.
| Month | New | First qtr | Full | Last qtr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 26 | 3 | 10 |
| February | 17 | 24 | 1 | 9 |
| March | 19 | 25 | 3 | 11 |
| April | 17 | 24 | 2 | 10 |
| May | 16 | 23 | 1, 31 | 9 |
| June | 15 | 21 | 29 | 8 |
| July | 14 | 21 | 29 | 7 |
| August | 12 | 20 | 28 | 6 |
| September | 11 | 18 | 26 | 4 |
| October | 10 | 18 | 26 | 3 |
| November | 9 | 17 | 24 | 1 |
| December | 9 | 17 | 24 | 1, 30 |
Days of the month, in UTC. A phase is a moment rather than a night, and near midnight the local date can differ by one either way — the month pages give the exact times, and the live calendar works in your own timezone.