Lunar

Moon

2%

New moon is for deep-sky. Gibbous is for crater detail. Full moon is free on every telescope.

New moon09 Nov 2026 07:02 UTC
First quarter17 Nov 2026 11:47 UTC
Full moon24 Nov 2026 14:53 UTC
Last quarter01 Dec 2026 06:08 UTC
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75–100% moon · all telescopes free

Best terminator detail is 20–22 Nov; full moon is 24 Nov. Short exposures, many frames, stack the sharpest.

Fri 20 Nov · 76%Sat 21 Nov · 84%Sun 22 Nov · 91%Mon 23 Nov · 97%Tue 24 Nov · 100%Wed 25 Nov · 99%Thu 26 Nov · 96%Fri 27 Nov · 91%Sat 28 Nov · 83%Sun 20 Dec · 79%Mon 21 Dec · 88%Tue 22 Dec · 94%
How to shoot it
  1. Full disk: T68 or T14. Close-up: T21, T24, T30 or T33.
  2. Exposures are milliseconds; take many short frames.
  3. Stack the sharpest frames, then sharpen gently.
  4. Gibbous gives shadows; full moon is flat but free.