Waning Crescent
13%
- Rise
- 3:04 AM
- Set
- 3:59 PM
Moon Phases November 2021 in Mesa, Arizona
Mesa, Arizona, United States
Daily moon phases, illumination, moonrise and moonset for Mesa, in local time (America/Phoenix). Next full moon: Beaver Moon on Friday, November 19.
Mesa · Monday, November 1, 2021 Today
Waning Crescent
- Illumination
- 13%
- Moon age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 372,988 km
- Moonrise
- 3:04 AM
- Moonset
- 3:59 PM
- Highest
- 9:36 AM
at . Next: New Moon on Thu, Nov 4 at 2:14 PM. Beaver Moon in 18 days.
In the final days of the lunar month the Moon is a waning crescent, rising in the east a few hours before the Sun and fading into the dawn.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
November 2021 calendar
Waning Crescent
6%
- Rise
- 4:10 AM
- Set
- 4:30 PM
Waning Crescent
2%
- Rise
- 5:18 AM
- Set
- 5:03 PM
New Moon
- Rise
- 6:29 AM
- Set
- 5:39 PM
Waxing Crescent
1%
- Rise
- 7:43 AM
- Set
- 6:21 PM
Waxing Crescent
5%
- Rise
- 8:58 AM
- Set
- 7:09 PM
Waxing Crescent
12%
- Rise
- 10:11 AM
- Set
- 8:06 PM
Waxing Crescent
21%
- Rise
- 11:18 AM
- Set
- 9:10 PM
Waxing Crescent
31%
- Rise
- 12:16 PM
- Set
- 10:17 PM
Waxing Crescent
42%
- Rise
- 1:05 PM
- Set
- 11:24 PM
First Quarter
- Rise
- 1:46 PM
- Set
- —
Waxing Gibbous
63%
- Rise
- 2:20 PM
- Set
- 12:30 AM
Waxing Gibbous
73%
- Rise
- 2:50 PM
- Set
- 1:32 AM
Waxing Gibbous
81%
- Rise
- 3:17 PM
- Set
- 2:32 AM
Waxing Gibbous
89%
- Rise
- 3:44 PM
- Set
- 3:30 AM
Waxing Gibbous
94%
- Rise
- 4:10 PM
- Set
- 4:26 AM
Waxing Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 4:38 PM
- Set
- 5:23 AM
Waxing Gibbous
100%
- Rise
- 5:08 PM
- Set
- 6:20 AM
Beaver Moon
- Rise
- 5:42 PM
- Set
- 7:17 AM
Waning Gibbous
98%
- Rise
- 6:21 PM
- Set
- 8:15 AM
Waning Gibbous
95%
- Rise
- 7:04 PM
- Set
- 9:11 AM
Waning Gibbous
90%
- Rise
- 7:53 PM
- Set
- 10:05 AM
Waning Gibbous
84%
- Rise
- 8:47 PM
- Set
- 10:54 AM
Waning Gibbous
76%
- Rise
- 9:44 PM
- Set
- 11:39 AM
Waning Gibbous
67%
- Rise
- 10:44 PM
- Set
- 12:18 PM
Waning Gibbous
58%
- Rise
- 11:45 PM
- Set
- 12:54 PM
Last Quarter
- Rise
- —
- Set
- 1:26 PM
Waning Crescent
37%
- Rise
- 12:47 AM
- Set
- 1:56 PM
Waning Crescent
27%
- Rise
- 1:50 AM
- Set
- 2:26 PM
Waning Crescent
17%
- Rise
- 2:54 AM
- Set
- 2:57 PM
Times are local to Mesa (America/Phoenix). A dash means the moon does not rise or set on that date.
Moon phases in November 2021
| Phase | Local date and time | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| New Moon | Thu, Nov 4 at 2:14 PM | Nov 4, 21:14 |
| First Quarter | Thu, Nov 11 at 5:46 AM | Nov 11, 12:46 |
| Full Moon · Beaver Moon | Fri, Nov 19 at 1:57 AM | Nov 19, 08:57 |
| Last Quarter | Sat, Nov 27 at 5:27 AM | Nov 27, 12:27 |
About the Waning Crescent
In the final days of the lunar month the Moon is a waning crescent, rising in the east a few hours before the Sun and fading into the dawn. The sliver thins each morning until it disappears into the sunrise glow a day or so before new moon.
Earthshine often lights the dark part of the disc at this phase, and the crescent sits close to the brightest morning planets, making for striking pre-dawn pairings.
Lore and folklore
The old moon of the morning was widely seen as a time to let go: to finish, clear out and rest before the new cycle. Farmers avoided planting and used the days for weeding and clearing ground.
Some traditions called it the balsamic or dark moon and treated its last days as a quiet pause, much as the week is given a day of rest.
Trivia
- The waning crescent is the phase people see least, simply because it is only up before sunrise.
- The thinnest crescents are visible only a day from new moon, low in the brightening dawn.
- The phases repeat every 29.53 days on average, but individual lunar months vary by more than 13 hours.
- Because the Moon rises later each day, the waning crescent moves from midnight to dawn within a week.
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 2021
- Nov 1 to Nov 4 · 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 5 to Nov 11 · 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 12 to Nov 18 · 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 19 to Nov 27 · Root crops: Plant root crops and anything that overwinters: carrots, beets, potatoes, onions, garlic, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs. Prune to slow growth.
- Nov 28 to Nov 30 · Rest and tend: Rest days for the soil: weed, cultivate, turn compost, harvest crops for storage, prune to discourage regrowth, prepare beds. Avoid sowing.
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 Mesa 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.