Moon photography planner
1 photography window from noon on 2026-10-23 to the following noon.
- Phase
- Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 93.12%
- Lunar age
- 13.173 days
- Phase angle
- 149.63°
- Earth–Moon distance
- 379,527 km
- Brown lunation
- 1284
- Apparent diameter
- 31.79 arcminutes
- Coordinates
- 51.5074°, -0.1278°
- Altitude
- 35.32°
- True-north bearing
- 146.05°
- Right ascension
- 23.950 hours
- Declination
- 1.77°
Night windows
| Window | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Window 1 | 23 October 2026 at 18:24 BST | 24 October 2026 at 04:46 BST |
Photography windows use your selected minimum altitude and target bearing, while the Sun is below −6°. Bearings are clockwise from true north.
Exposure starting point
For the sunlit Moon, the Looney 11 starting point is f/11 with shutter time 1/ISO. At f/11 and ISO 100, start near 1/100 second, then check highlights and adjust. Crescent and eclipse exposures need more light.
For a Moonrise foreground, use rise/set times and the bearing above to choose an unobstructed viewpoint.