Moonrise & Moonset in Moscow, Russia
Tonight in Moscow, Russia the moon does not rise (—) and sets at 7:00 PM in the NW. It is a waning crescent, 18% illuminated.
It's 5:26 AM Moscow Standard Time in Moscow.
Waning crescent
18% illuminated
- Moonrise
- —
- Moonset
- 7:00 PM NW
- Up right now
- Yes — 42° up, look ESE
Times are Moscow, Russia local time, computed for August 9, 2026 — refreshed live in your browser.
Where the moon is right now
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Moscow is the marker on the globe — on the daylit half right now, close to the line where day meets night, riding the dotted circle its spot traces as the Earth turns. The moon is 50° from the sun in the sky now, and that angle is the phase: waning crescent. You are looking down on the Earth from far above its orbit, from the north — the side you are on — with sunlight arriving from the top left, so the half of the Earth facing that way is the half having its day. Sizes and distances are not to scale; the directions are.
That angle sets the tides, too. The moon does most of the pulling and the sun about half as much, so when the two line up — new moon and full moon — their pulls add and the tide runs to its biggest (spring tides); when they sit square on at the quarters the pulls fight and it runs to its smallest (neaps). The coast follows a day or two behind, and the shape of the shore matters as much as the sky does.
Also see sunrise & sunset in Moscow, and the Sun, Earth & Moon movement simulator for Moscow, to watch how the three move together over a day, a week or a month.
The next 30 days
Each disc is that day's phase, from the date selected above.
Next 7 days
| Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Lit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Aug 9 | — | 7:00 PMNW | 15% | |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 12:41 AMNE | 7:37 PMNW | 8% | |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 2:16 AMNE | 7:59 PMNW | 3% | |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 3:56 AMNE | 8:13 PMWNW | 0% | |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:35 AMENE | 8:22 PMWNW | 1% | |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 7:08 AMENE | 8:30 PMwest | 4% | |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 8:36 AMeast | 8:36 PMwest | 9% |
Rise and set drift later by roughly 30–70 minutes a night. A "—" means that event skips the calendar day (the moon can rise late tonight and set tomorrow).
Next phases — Moscow, Russia time
About Moscow
These coordinates are what every time on this page is solved for — sunrise, moonrise and the rest are computed from this exact point, not from a regional average.
Related astronomical information
Calculated astronomical positions for these coordinates. Local weather and conditions are not modelled.
More moon
The phase itself is worldwide: today's moon phase · moon phase calendar · full moon calendar · lunar eclipses · supermoons · blue moons.
Moonrise in Moscow, Russia FAQ
What time does the moon rise in Moscow, Russia tonight? The moon is not rising during today's calendar day in Moscow, Russia — see the 7-day table for when it next rises.
Is the moon visible in Moscow, Russia right now? Yes — as of the last update it was about 42° above the horizon in the ESE. The page recomputes this live when you open it. Whether you can actually see it also depends on cloud cover and how bright the sky is.
Which direction should I look for the moon in Moscow, Russia? The rise and set directions are listed in the 7-day table. Like the sun, the moon rises on the eastern side of the sky and sets on the western side, drifting between northeast and southeast (and northwest to southwest) through the month.
When is the next full moon in Moscow, Russia? August 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM Moscow, Russia local time. The full moon happens at one instant worldwide — only the clock reading is local.