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Explore the Moon’s phase today or on any date with an interactive lunar globe. Find local moonrise, moonset, sunrise and sunset, illumination and upcoming full moons.
Choose your location or enter coordinates to begin.
Selected location’s time zone; editable near boundaries. Clock rules use your browser’s time-zone database.
Choose a location for local sky positions and rise/set times.
The globe uses a real NASA/LRO surface map, a rotating lunar reference frame and Sun–Moon–observer geometry. The illuminated side, terminator, libration and orientation change with time and location. Local sky view keeps the zenith up; north-up is an astronomical reference, not a simple hemisphere flip. Calendar thumbnails use celestial north up. Dark-surface visibility is enhanced when enabled. This is a calculated illustration, not a live photograph; eclipses, terrain shadows and photometric brightness are not simulated.
Choose a location for local sky positions and rise/set times.
Daily calendar images and illumination are calculated at local noon, with celestial north up. Select a day to explore other times.
No account. Coordinates and calculations stay in this browser, except requested terrain data, map tiles or an explicitly started live session. Maps open only when you choose them.
Choose GPS, enter coordinates or select a map point, then choose a date and time zone. Astronomy Engine calculates lunar positions, phase events and rise/set times locally. A global phase view works without location permission; local sky information requires a location. Times follow the selected location’s calendar day, including daylight-saving changes.
Yes. Enter coordinates manually. A live compass still needs compatible sensors; live sharing needs fresh browser location permission.
No account. Coordinates and calculations stay in this browser, except requested terrain data, map tiles or an explicitly started live session. Maps open only when you choose them.
The globe uses a real NASA/LRO surface map, a rotating lunar reference frame and Sun–Moon–observer geometry. The illuminated side, terminator, libration and orientation change with time and location. Local sky view keeps the zenith up; north-up is an astronomical reference, not a simple hemisphere flip. Calendar thumbnails use celestial north up. Dark-surface visibility is enhanced when enabled. This is a calculated illustration, not a live photograph; eclipses, terrain shadows and photometric brightness are not simulated.
Rise and set use an unobstructed horizon and standard atmospheric refraction; buildings, terrain and weather can change visibility. The Moon can be up in daylight or have no rise or set on a local date. Below-horizon views are labeled, not hidden. Eight phase names are broad visual categories; the event list gives the calculated instants of new moon, quarters and full moon. Image and position estimates are not navigation or eclipse predictions.