Moon phase tonight in Decatur
Waning crescent
The moon over Decatur is a waning crescent, 13% illuminated and 26.0 days into its cycle.
Position calculated for 11:02 local time
A shrinking sliver visible in the east before sunrise, on its way back to new moon.
The moon tonight in Decatur
- Moonrise
- 02:45
- Moonset
- 14:48
- Time above the horizon
- 12h 3m
- Altitude now
- 37.5°
- Direction now
- SW · 222°
- Phase
- Waning crescent
- Distance
- 386,045 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Brightness
- -7.7
The sun today in Decatur
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Solar noon
- 11:39
- Length of day
- 10h 20m
- Golden hour
- until 07:08, from 16:10
- Civil twilight
- 06:00 / 17:17
- Nautical twilight
- 05:28 / 17:49
- Astronomical twilight
- 04:57 / 18:20
Dark sky window tonight. Astronomical night runs from 18:20 to 04:58 — 10h 37m of true darkness, of which 9h 40m is also free of moonlight.
Upcoming moon phases
| Phase | Date and time | In | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New moon | Mon 9 Nov, 01:02 | 4 days | |
| First quarter | Tue 17 Nov, 05:48 | 12 days | |
| Full moon | Tue 24 Nov, 08:54 | 19 days | |
| Last quarter | Tue 1 Dec, 00:09 | 26 days | |
The last last quarter was 4 days ago.
The next 30 nights
- Thu513%
- Fri67%
- Sat73%
- Sun80%
- Mon90%New moon
- Tue102%
- Wed116%
- Thu1211%
- Fri1318%
- Sat1425%
- Sun1534%
- Mon1643%
- Tue1753%First quarter
- Wed1862%
- Thu1972%
- Fri2081%
- Sat2189%
- Sun2295%
- Mon2399%
- Tue24100%Full moon
- Wed2598%
- Thu2693%
- Fri2786%
- Sat2877%
- Sun2967%
- Mon3056%
- Tue145%Last quarter
- Wed234%
- Thu325%
- Fri417%
Illuminated fraction at local midday for each of the next thirty days. The four principal phases are marked.
Full moons ahead
| Date and time | Traditional name | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2026, 08:54 | Beaver MoonNovember — beavers finish their dams before the freeze. | 360,754 km |
| 23 Dec 2026, 19:28 | Cold MoonDecember — the long, cold nights around the solstice. | 356,729 kmSupermoon |
| 22 Jan 2027, 06:17 | Wolf MoonJanuary — named for the wolves heard howling in midwinter. | 357,635 kmSupermoon |
| 20 Feb 2027, 17:24 | Snow MoonFebruary — the month of the heaviest snowfall. | 363,296 km |
| 22 Mar 2027, 05:44 | Worm MoonMarch — earthworms reappear as the ground thaws. | 372,518 km |
| 20 Apr 2027, 17:27 | Pink MoonApril — for the pink wild ground phlox, not the colour of the moon. | 383,421 km |
A supermoon is a full moon within about 360,000 km of the Earth: roughly 7% wider and 15% brighter than average. A micromoon is a full moon near apogee, the far end of the orbit.
The moon’s orbit
- Next perigee (closest)
- Wed 25 Nov, 15:02 · 359,335 km
- Next apogee (farthest)
- Fri 13 Nov, 11:50 · 405,608 km
The moon’s orbit is an ellipse, so its distance swings by about 50,000 km every month. That is what makes one full moon look bigger than another.
Eclipses visible from Decatur
Lunar eclipses
| Date | Type | Coverage | Height in the sky |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2027, 02:13 | Penumbral | 0% | 34° |
| 11 Jan 2028, 22:13 | Partial | 3% | 60° |
| 25 Jun 2029, 22:22 | Total | 100% | 16° |
Solar eclipses
| Date | Type | Coverage | Visible from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2028, 08:25 | Partial | 3% | 07:49 – 09:04 |
| 14 Jan 2029, 11:21 | Partial | 56% | 09:50 – 12:52 |
| 14 Nov 2031, 16:15 | Partial | 4% | 15:44 – 16:45 |
Only eclipses that are actually above the horizon at Decatur are listed — the same eclipse can be spectacular in one country and invisible in the next. Penumbral lunar eclipses darken the moon so slightly that most people looking up would not notice.
Worth looking at tonight?
Good for detail
The terminator — the line between lit and unlit — is on the disc tonight, and that is where craters and mountains cast long shadows. Point any pair of binoculars at it: this is when the surface looks three-dimensional.
Zodiac
- Sun in
- Scorpio
- Moon in
- Libra
The constellation each body sits in along the ecliptic, by the traditional 30° signs. Astronomical position, not a horoscope.
How these times are calculated
Every figure on this page is computed for Decatur’s own coordinates (39.8557, -88.9342) from the standard VSOP87 and ELP planetary and lunar theories, then converted to local time with the current daylight-saving offset. Rise and set times include atmospheric refraction and are given for the moment the upper limb crosses a flat horizon at sea level — hills or buildings will shift them by a few minutes. Nothing here is fetched from a third party, so the numbers do not change between reloads.
The next full moon falls on Tuesday, 24 November 2026 local time. It is traditionally called the Beaver Moon. The next new moon falls on Monday, 9 November 2026 local time — the darkest night of the month, and the best one for stargazing.
