What is the moon phase today?

The weekly table above marks today. New moon, full moon and the two quarters appear with their time in Central European Time, the days in between as a waxing or waning moon. The table moves forward on its own every day.

When is the next full moon?

Below the weekly table you find the next full moon with date and time. The annual overview lists every full moon of this year and next, each with the Germanic month it belongs to.

Why does the page not show a day within the lunar month?

The Germanic month begins with the first visible crescent after the new moon. When the crescent appears in the evening sky depends on where you are: in Vienna a month can begin two days earlier than in Hamburg. A single day number would be wrong for many readers. The page names the month and marks the days before the month begins as a change of month; the Ártala app calculates the day for your location.

Does the overview apply outside Germany?

The moon phases fall on the same moment everywhere; the times are given in Central European Time. Only the start of the month shifts. For the Late Lithe Moon of 2026 the month began one day before the page's reference point in Stuttgart, Munich, Zurich and Innsbruck, and two days before it in Vienna. The table shows those days as a change of month.

Does the page give tips for gardening, haircuts or health?

No. Ártala shows the moon phases and the Germanic calendar with its festivals, and takes in only what sources support. Moon rules for sowing, haircuts or health are not part of that.

Moon Calendar This Week: Phases & Germanic Month

The weekly table needs JavaScript. All full and new moons are listed in the overview below.

How to read the week

Moon phases. The four main phases appear with their time in Central European Time: new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter. The days in between carry the name of the stretch the Moon is in. The same engine as the Ártala app calculates the moments, using the formulas of Jean Meeus.[1] A new moon, full moon or quarter falls on the same instant everywhere on Earth; only the clock time changes with the time zone.

Lunar month. The Germanic lunar calendar begins each month with the first visible crescent after the new moon, and its great festivals fall on the full moon.[2] The page calculates for a reference point in central Germany (50° N, 10° E). Further south and south-east the crescent often appears earlier, in Vienna by up to two evenings.[3] That is why the table gives no day within the month. The two days before the month begins and the day itself appear as a change of month.

Festivals. Below the table you find the next full moon and the next festival. The festivals follow the app's festival calendar. The Winter Nights, Yule and the Twelve Nights each have their own article with sources.

Full moons and lunar months 2026 and 2027

New and full moon dates in Central European Time. The festival column names the festival Ártala places on that full moon.

Lunar month	New moon	Full moon	Festival
Late Yule Moon	18 Jan 2026	1 Feb 2026	Midwinter / Old Jól
Sprouting Moon	17 Feb 2026	3 Mar 2026	Old Fasnacht
Earth Moon	19 Mar 2026	2 Apr 2026	Disting
Easter Moon	17 Apr 2026	1 May 2026	Easter
Bliss Moon	16 May 2026	31 May 2026	–
Early Lithe Moon	15 Jun 2026	30 Jun 2026	–
Late Lithe Moon	14 Jul 2026	29 Jul 2026	Old Midsummer Blót
Harvest Moon	12 Aug 2026	28 Aug 2026	–
Autumn Moon	11 Sept 2026	26 Sept 2026	–
Winter Moon	10 Oct 2026	26 Oct 2026	Winter Nights' Blót
Blót Moon	9 Nov 2026	24 Nov 2026	Slaughter Blót
Early Yule Moon	9 Dec 2026	24 Dec 2026	–
Late Yule Moon	7 Jan 2027	22 Jan 2027	Midwinter / Old Jól
Sprouting Moon	6 Feb 2027	21 Feb 2027	Old Fasnacht
Earth Moon	8 Mar 2027	22 Mar 2027	Disting
Easter Moon	7 Apr 2027	21 Apr 2027	Easter
Bliss Moon	6 May 2027	20 May 2027	–
Early Lithe Moon	4 Jun 2027	19 Jun 2027	–
Late Lithe Moon	4 Jul 2027	18 Jul 2027	Old Midsummer Blót
Harvest Moon	2 Aug 2027	17 Aug 2027	–
Autumn Moon	31 Aug 2027	16 Sept 2027	–
Winter Moon	30 Sept 2027	15 Oct 2027	Winter Nights' Blót
Blót Moon	29 Oct 2027	14 Nov 2027	Slaughter Blót
Early Yule Moon	28 Nov 2027	13 Dec 2027	–

The article on Germanic month names explains the names of the months. How lunar and solar calendars differ is set out in What is a lunar calendar?

References

Jean Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, 2nd ed., Richmond 1998, ch. 49 (Phases of the Moon), with the Delta T correction. Implemented in the calendar engine of the Ártala app (moonPhaseK), which the website uses unchanged.
Month start with the first crescent and festivals on the full moon: see the article on the Germanic lunar calendar with the evidence from Bede and Zautner.
Own measurement on the Ártala engine of 3 August 2026 for the Late Lithe Moon 2026: start on 18 July for 50° N / 10° E, Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt, Dresden and Flensburg; on 17 July for Stuttgart, Munich, Zurich and Innsbruck; on 16 July for Vienna.