Waxing Gibbous
56%
- Rise
- 2:35 PM
- Set
- —
Moon Phases November 2022 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Los Angeles, in local time (America/Los_Angeles). Next full moon: Beaver Moon on Tuesday, November 8.
Los Angeles · Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Today
Waxing Gibbous
- Illumination
- 56%
- Moon age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 371,581 km
- Moonrise
- 2:35 PM
- Moonset
- —
- Highest
- 7:46 PM
at . Next: Full Moon on Tue, Nov 8 at 3:02 AM. Beaver Moon in 7 days.
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
November 2022 calendar
Waxing Gibbous
67%
- Rise
- 3:11 PM
- Set
- 1:05 AM
Waxing Gibbous
77%
- Rise
- 3:43 PM
- Set
- 2:13 AM
Waxing Gibbous
86%
- Rise
- 4:11 PM
- Set
- 3:19 AM
Waxing Gibbous
92%
- Rise
- 4:39 PM
- Set
- 4:23 AM
Waxing Gibbous
97%
- Rise
- 4:07 PM
- Set
- 4:26 AM
Waxing Gibbous
100%
- Rise
- 4:36 PM
- Set
- 5:29 AM
Beaver Moon
- Rise
- 5:08 PM
- Set
- 6:31 AM
Waning Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 5:44 PM
- Set
- 7:34 AM
Waning Gibbous
94%
- Rise
- 6:26 PM
- Set
- 8:35 AM
Waning Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 7:13 PM
- Set
- 9:34 AM
Waning Gibbous
83%
- Rise
- 8:05 PM
- Set
- 10:28 AM
Waning Gibbous
75%
- Rise
- 9:00 PM
- Set
- 11:15 AM
Waning Gibbous
66%
- Rise
- 9:58 PM
- Set
- 11:57 AM
Waning Gibbous
57%
- Rise
- 10:57 PM
- Set
- 12:32 PM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- 11:55 PM
- Set
- 1:04 PM
Waning Crescent
38%
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 1:32 PM
Waning Crescent
29%
- Rise
- 12:54 AM
- Set
- 1:59 PM
Waning Crescent
20%
- Rise
- 1:53 AM
- Set
- 2:25 PM
Waning Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 2:54 AM
- Set
- 2:52 PM
Waning Crescent
6%
- Rise
- 3:58 AM
- Set
- 3:22 PM
Waning Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 5:06 AM
- Set
- 3:56 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 6:17 AM
- Set
- 4:36 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 7:31 AM
- Set
- 5:25 PM
Waxing Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 8:43 AM
- Set
- 6:24 PM
Waxing Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 9:50 AM
- Set
- 7:31 PM
Waxing Crescent
20%
- Rise
- 10:47 AM
- Set
- 8:43 PM
Waxing Crescent
30%
- Rise
- 11:34 AM
- Set
- 9:56 PM
Waxing Crescent
41%
- Rise
- 12:13 PM
- Set
- 11:06 PM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 12:46 PM
- Set
- —
Times are local to Los Angeles (America/Los_Angeles). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in November 2022
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon · Beaver Moon | Tue, Nov 8 at 3:02 AM | Nov 8, 11:02 |
| Last Quarter | Wed, Nov 16 at 5:27 AM | Nov 16, 13:27 |
| New Moon | Wed, Nov 23 at 2:57 PM | Nov 23, 22:57 |
| First Quarter | Wed, Nov 30 at 6:36 AM | Nov 30, 14:36 |
About the Waxing Gibbous
Between first quarter and full moon the Moon is waxing gibbous: more than half lit and growing each night. It rises in the afternoon, dominates the evening sky and sets after midnight.
Its brightness climbs quickly during this phase, from about a tenth of full-moon brightness at first quarter to full within a week, because the Moon's rough surface reflects most strongly when the Sun is directly behind the observer.
Lore and folklore
The swelling moon was traditionally a time of increase: livestock fattened, crops filled out, and anything meant to grow was tended now. In some traditions it was the best time to gather herbs, when their vigour was thought to peak.
Gibbous comes from the Latin for hump-backed, a plain description of the bulging shape.
Trivia
- The Moon's brightness is not proportional to the lit area; a half moon is only about a tenth as bright as a full moon.
- The waxing gibbous is the phase most often noticed in daytime, high in the afternoon sky.
- Around this phase the bright crater rays, streaks of ejected rock, become obvious to the naked eye.
- The gibbous Moon rises later each day by anything from 30 to 70 minutes depending on the season.
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 2022
- Nov 1 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 16 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Nov 17 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 Los Angeles 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.