23 OCT 2026today
11 oct
09 nov
moon phase today in melbourne: waxing gibbous, 91% illuminated
location
tonight
23 OCT 2026
current cycle
11 oct
09 nov
current phase
waxing gibbous
illum 91%
dist 385,959 km
size 99.6%
sign aries → taurus
current cycle
cycle #33111 OCT — 09 NOV
selected day23 OCT 2026
selected day — light, position, moon times
phase
waxing gibbous · building
illum
91.3%
age
12.12 days
rise
16:38
set
04:57
tonight's pathmelbourne
time23:00· now
altitude+51.3°
azimuth357° N
illuminated91.3%
positionover horizon
this chart shows where the moon sits in the sky across the day. the line above the horizon means the moon is up and you can see it; below means it has dipped out of sight. the dashed line is the sun, drawn for comparison so you can see when day and night are. drag across the chart to scrub through the hours.
distance & size
dist
385,959 kmdist Δ
0.4% farthersize
99.6% of meanposition
alt / az
51° / 357°sign
aries→ sign
taurus 03:00sun
sunrise
06:25sunset
19:45day length
13h 19mgolden
19:10blue
20:12cycle
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#331déjà vu
—moon phase today in melbourne
the moon is currently in a waxing gibbous phase, 91% illuminated, in the sign of aries. it is about average size, at a distance of 385,959 km from earth.
from melbourne, the moon rises at 16:38 and sets at 04:57. the sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:45.
this is lunation #331. the next full moon is on mon, 26 oct 2026 and the next new moon on mon, 09 nov 2026.
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