First Quarter
- Rise
- 2:40 PM
- Set
- —
Moon Phases November 2041 in Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Chicago, in local time (America/Chicago). Next full moon: Beaver Moon on Thursday, November 7.
Chicago · Friday, November 1, 2041 Today
First Quarter
First Quarter today
- Illumination
- 52.4%
- Moon age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 372,127 km
- Moonrise
- 2:40 PM
- Moonset
- —
- Highest
- 7:27 PM
First Quarter at 7:05 AM. Next: Full Moon on Thu, Nov 7 at 10:43 PM. Beaver Moon in 6 days.
At first quarter the Moon has completed a quarter of its orbit, and exactly half of the visible disc is lit: the right half in the northern hemisphere, the left in the southern.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
November 2041 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
64%
- Rise
- 3:12 PM
- Set
- 12:21 AM
Waxing Gibbous
75%
- Rise
- 2:40 PM
- Set
- 1:38 AM
Waxing Gibbous
84%
- Rise
- 3:04 PM
- Set
- 1:55 AM
Waxing Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 3:28 PM
- Set
- 3:11 AM
Waxing Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 3:53 PM
- Set
- 4:28 AM
Beaver Moon
- Rise
- 4:20 PM
- Set
- 5:45 AM
Waning Gibbous
100%
- Rise
- 4:52 PM
- Set
- 7:03 AM
Waning Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 5:30 PM
- Set
- 8:20 AM
Waning Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 6:17 PM
- Set
- 9:32 AM
Waning Gibbous
85%
- Rise
- 7:12 PM
- Set
- 10:36 AM
Waning Gibbous
77%
- Rise
- 8:13 PM
- Set
- 11:29 AM
Waning Gibbous
68%
- Rise
- 9:17 PM
- Set
- 12:12 PM
Waning Gibbous
59%
- Rise
- 10:22 PM
- Set
- 12:45 PM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 11:26 PM
- Set
- 1:12 PM
Waning Crescent
40%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 1:35 PM
Waning Crescent
31%
- Rise
- 12:27 AM
- Set
- 1:55 PM
Waning Crescent
23%
- Rise
- 1:28 AM
- Set
- 2:14 PM
Waning Crescent
15%
- Rise
- 2:29 AM
- Set
- 2:33 PM
Waning Crescent
9%
- Rise
- 3:31 AM
- Set
- 2:53 PM
Waning Crescent
4%
- Rise
- 4:35 AM
- Set
- 3:15 PM
Waning Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 5:41 AM
- Set
- 3:40 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 6:50 AM
- Set
- 4:12 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 8:01 AM
- Set
- 4:52 PM
Waxing Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 9:08 AM
- Set
- 5:43 PM
Waxing Crescent
10%
- Rise
- 10:09 AM
- Set
- 6:45 PM
Waxing Crescent
18%
- Rise
- 11:00 AM
- Set
- 7:56 PM
Waxing Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 11:42 AM
- Set
- 9:11 PM
Waxing Crescent
38%
- Rise
- 12:15 PM
- Set
- 10:27 PM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:43 PM
- Set
- 11:43 PM
Times are local to Chicago (America/Chicago). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in November 2041
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | Fri, Nov 1 at 7:05 AM | Nov 1, 12:05 |
| Full Moon · Beaver Moon | Thu, Nov 7 at 10:43 PM | Nov 8, 04:43 |
| Last Quarter | Fri, Nov 15 at 10:06 AM | Nov 15, 16:06 |
| New Moon | Sat, Nov 23 at 11:36 AM | Nov 23, 17:36 |
| First Quarter | Sat, Nov 30 at 1:48 PM | Nov 30, 19:48 |
About the First Quarter
At first quarter the Moon has completed a quarter of its orbit, and exactly half of the visible disc is lit: the right half in the northern hemisphere, the left in the southern. It rises around midday, is highest at sunset and sets around midnight, which makes it the most convenient phase for evening observing.
Along the terminator, the line between light and dark, the low Sun casts long shadows that make craters and mountains stand out sharply in binoculars.
Lore and folklore
Half moons stood for balance and decision in many traditions: half light, half dark. Farmers' almanacs treated the first quarter as a strong growing time, good for planting crops that bear seed inside the fruit, such as beans, peppers and tomatoes.
Weather lore held that a sharp, clear half moon foretold fine weather, while a blurred one meant rain.
Trivia
- The name is about the orbit, not the appearance: a quarter of the way around, half of the face lit.
- The straight-looking terminator is a great circle seen edge-on.
- At first quarter the Moon is about 90 degrees east of the Sun, which is why it is high overhead as the Sun goes down.
- The Apollo landing sites are easiest to study near the terminator, when shadows reveal the terrain.
Select any day in the calendar to read about its phase.
This month's full moon: the Beaver Moon
Beavers finish their lodges and dams in November before the freeze, and trappers once set their traps then.
The Frost Moon and Mourning Moon are alternative names as the last full moon before the December solstice in most years.
Lore
November was when beavers finished their dams and lodges before the freeze, and when trappers set their traps for thick winter pelts. The Frost Moon marks the first hard frosts, and the Mourning Moon, in some traditions, the moon before the winter solstice.
Trivia
- The Beaver Moon is the highest full moon since January and stays up around 14 hours at mid-northern latitudes.
- A Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 2021 lasted more than six hours, the longest partial lunar eclipse in centuries.
- Beavers do not hibernate; they live off branches stored under the ice.
Gardening by the Moon in November 2041
- Nov 1 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
- Nov 2 to Nov 7 · Fruiting crops: Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
- Nov 8 to Nov 15 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Nov 16 to Nov 23 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
- Nov 24 to Nov 30 · Leafy crops: Sow leafy crops and above-ground annuals whose seeds form outside the fruit: lettuce, spinach, cabbage, broccoli, celery, herbs. Transplant seedlings. Mow to encourage growth.
Full planting calendar for November › · How gardening by the moon works
How to read this moon calendar
Each day shows the Moon as it looks from Chicago at midday local time, with the illuminated percentage, moonrise and moonset. Days with a principal phase show the exact local time the phase occurs. Because the Moon moves about 50 minutes later each day, roughly once a month there is a date with no moonrise or no moonset at all.
The eight phases of the Moon
New Moon
The Moon sits between Earth and the Sun. Its lit side faces away from us, so it is invisible in the night sky. A new lunar month begins.
Waxing Crescent
A thin sliver grows each evening after sunset. Look low in the west shortly after dusk.
First Quarter
Half the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midday and sets around midnight, so it is high in the sky at sunset.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half lit and growing. It rises in the afternoon and shines most of the night.
Full Moon
The whole face is lit. It rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Each full moon carries a traditional name.
Waning Gibbous
The lit portion shrinks. It rises after sunset and is still up in the morning sky.
Last Quarter
Half lit again, on the opposite side. It rises around midnight and is best seen in the early morning.
Waning Crescent
A thinning sliver before dawn in the east, fading toward the next new moon.
Why does the Moon have phases? › · Next new moon · Next full moon