Current Phase
New Moon
Illumination: 2.5%
Lunar Day: 28.09 / 29.53
Moon Sign: ♍ Virgo
Altitude-52.3°
Azimuth40.9°
Distance382,029 km
Local Time1:34:46 AM
Sky—
Cloud Cover—
Visibility—
Humidity—
Temperature—
Rise & Set Times
Moonrise6:15 AM
Moonset6:12 PM
Sunrise7:19 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Upcoming Phases
🌑
New Moon
Oct 10, 2026 · 11:50 AM
🌓
First Quarter
Oct 18, 2026 · 12:13 PM
🌕
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
Oct 26, 2026 · 12:12 AM
🌗
Last Quarter
Nov 1, 2026 · 3:29 PM
Moon Calendar — October 2026
S
M
T
W
T
F
S
1
71%
2
60%
3
49%
4
38%
5
28%
6
18%
7
11%
8
5%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
4%
13
8%
14
15%
15
22%
16
31%
17
40%
18
50%
19
60%
20
70%
21
79%
22
87%
23
93%
24
98%
25
100%
26
100%
27
97%
28
92%
29
84%
30
75%
31
64%
Upcoming Lunar Eclipses
Penumbral Eclipse
Partially Visible
Feb 20, 2027 · 6:14 PM
Penumbral Begins4:13 PM
Penumbral Ends8:14 PM
Penumbral Eclipse
Not Visible
Jul 18, 2027 · 12:04 PM
Penumbral Eclipse
Fully Visible
Aug 17, 2027 · 3:14 AM
Penumbral Begins1:24 AM
Penumbral Ends5:03 AM
Moon in Charleston Today
The moon over Charleston is currently a New Moon with 2.5% illumination, on day 28.09 of the 29.53-day lunar cycle. The moon's altitude is -52.3° and azimuth is 40.9°, at a distance of 382,029 km from Earth.
Moonrise is at 6:15 AM and moonset at 6:12 PM. Sunrise is at 7:19 AM and sunset at 6:53 PM. The next major phase is the New Moon · Oct 10, 2026 · 11:50 AM EDT.
Upcoming Phases — Charleston
| Phase | Date & Time |
|---|---|
| 🌑 New Moon | Oct 10, 2026 · 11:50 AM EDT |
| 🌓 First Quarter | Oct 18, 2026 · 12:13 PM EDT |
| 🌕 Full Moon | Oct 26, 2026 · 12:12 AM EDT |
| 🌗 Last Quarter | Nov 1, 2026 · 3:29 PM EST |
| 🌑 New Moon | Nov 9, 2026 · 2:02 AM EST |
| 🌓 First Quarter | Nov 17, 2026 · 6:48 AM EST |
| 🌕 Full Moon | Nov 24, 2026 · 9:53 AM EST |
| 🌗 Last Quarter | Dec 1, 2026 · 1:08 AM EST |
| 🌑 New Moon | Dec 8, 2026 · 7:51 PM EST |
| 🌓 First Quarter | Dec 17, 2026 · 12:42 AM EST |
| 🌕 Full Moon | Dec 23, 2026 · 8:28 PM EST |
| 🌗 Last Quarter | Dec 30, 2026 · 2:00 PM EST |