January 2019
- New moonSun 6 Jan, 01:28
- First quarterMon 14 Jan, 06:45
- Full moonMon 21 Jan, 05:16
- Last quarterSun 27 Jan, 21:11
Lunar calendar
Moon phases 2019
The lunar calendar for 2019: 13 new moons and 12 full moons, month by month, with a calendar of the Moon’s phase on each day that you can print.
Moon phases 2019 · times in UTC
February 2019
- New moonMon 4 Feb, 21:04
- First quarterTue 12 Feb, 22:26
- Full moonTue 19 Feb, 15:53
- Last quarterTue 26 Feb, 11:28
March 2019
- New moonWed 6 Mar, 16:04
- First quarterThu 14 Mar, 10:27
- Full moonThu 21 Mar, 01:43
- Last quarterThu 28 Mar, 04:10
April 2019
- New moonFri 5 Apr, 08:50
- First quarterFri 12 Apr, 19:06
- Full moonFri 19 Apr, 11:12
- Last quarterFri 26 Apr, 22:18
May 2019
- New moonSat 4 May, 22:45
- First quarterSun 12 May, 01:12
- Full moonSat 18 May, 21:11
- Last quarterSun 26 May, 16:33
June 2019
- New moonMon 3 Jun, 10:02
- First quarterMon 10 Jun, 05:59
- Full moonMon 17 Jun, 08:31
- Last quarterTue 25 Jun, 09:46
July 2019
- New moonTue 2 Jul, 19:16
- First quarterTue 9 Jul, 10:55
- Full moonTue 16 Jul, 21:38
- Last quarterThu 25 Jul, 01:18
August 2019
- New moonThu 1 Aug, 03:12
- First quarterWed 7 Aug, 17:31
- Full moonThu 15 Aug, 12:29
- Last quarterFri 23 Aug, 14:56
- New moonFri 30 Aug, 10:37
September 2019
- First quarterFri 6 Sept, 03:10
- Full moonSat 14 Sept, 04:33
- Last quarterSun 22 Sept, 02:41
- New moonSat 28 Sept, 18:26
October 2019
- First quarterSat 5 Oct, 16:47
- Full moonSun 13 Oct, 21:08
- Last quarterMon 21 Oct, 12:39
- New moonMon 28 Oct, 03:38
November 2019
- First quarterMon 4 Nov, 10:23
- Full moonTue 12 Nov, 13:34
- Last quarterTue 19 Nov, 21:11
- New moonTue 26 Nov, 15:06
December 2019
- First quarterWed 4 Dec, 06:58
- Full moonThu 12 Dec, 05:12
- Last quarterThu 19 Dec, 04:57
- New moonThu 26 Dec, 05:13
Where you are
Moonrise and moonset in your city
The phase is the same everywhere; moonrise and moonset are not. Open the sun and moon page of your city for today’s times and a month of phases.
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- Type a city, a country or a zone such as “CET” or “Tokyo”.
How it works
The four principal phases
The Moon passes through four principal phases in about 29.5 days: new moon (Moon between Earth and Sun, unlit side towards us), first quarter (half the disc lit, on the right seen from the northern hemisphere), full moon (the whole disc lit) and last quarter (half lit, on the left). The days in between are crescent and gibbous, waxing before full moon and waning after it.
A lunar cycle lasts 29.53 days on average, but individual cycles range from about 29.3 to 29.8 days, so a year holds 12 or 13 of each principal phase, and the days between the four phases are not always the same.
Dates depend on the time zone
Each principal phase is one instant, the same everywhere. The calendar date of that instant depends on the time zone: a new moon at 23:30 UTC is already the next day in Asia and Australia. Use the switch above the calendar to read the dates in UTC or in your own zone; the grids and the lists change together.
The phase drawn for an ordinary day is the Moon at noon, so it is the same for everyone in that time zone. Illuminated percentages are the true lit fraction of the disc.
How we compute it
The principal phases are from Jean Meeus’s Astronomical Algorithms (chapter 49) and agree with the US Naval Observatory’s tables to the minute (checked for 2026 and 2027). The illuminated fraction comes from the Moon’s and Sun’s true positions. The calculation assumes a constant difference between Earth time and UTC and is good for 2000–2050.
Questions
Good to know
What are the moon phases in 2019?
There are 13 new moons, 12 first quarters, 12 full moons and 12 last quarters in 2019. The first new moon is on Sunday, 6 January 2019, the first full moon on Monday, 21 January 2019 (dates in UTC).
How long is the lunar cycle?
The Moon takes 29.53 days on average to go from one new moon to the next, and individual cycles range from about 29.3 to 29.8 days.
Why does the date of a moon phase differ from another calendar?
A principal phase is a single instant, and the date depends on the time zone. Switch the calendar to your own time zone to read the phases in local time.
Can I print the moon phase calendar?
Yes. Use “Print this calendar”: the page prints on white paper in light ink, six months to a page, with the principal phases marked.
Is the Moon’s phase the same everywhere?
Yes, the same fraction of the disc is lit at the same moment everywhere on Earth. Only the date, and how the Moon looks (upside down in the south), differ.