Moon phases November 2026
The Moon in November 2026, day by day: its phase as it looks, how much of it is lit, the zodiac sign it is in, and the old gardening and haircut rules that moon calendars hand down.
The four main phases
| UTC | New York | London | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last quarter | Nov 01, 20:28 | Nov 01, 15:28 | Nov 01, 20:28 |
| New moon | Nov 09, 07:02 | Nov 09, 02:02 | Nov 09, 07:02 |
| First quarter | Nov 17, 11:47 | Nov 17, 06:47 | Nov 17, 11:47 |
| Full moon | Nov 24, 14:53 | Nov 24, 09:53 | Nov 24, 14:53 |
The month at a glance
- 1♌︎
- 2♌︎
- 3♍︎
- 4♍︎
- 5♎︎
- 6♎︎
- 7♏︎
- 8♏︎
- 9♏︎
- 10♐︎
- 11♐︎
- 12♑︎
- 13♑︎
- 14♑︎
- 15♒︎
- 16♒︎
- 17♓︎
- 18♓︎
- 19♓︎
- 20♈︎
- 21♈︎
- 22♉︎
- 23♉︎
- 24♊︎
- 25♊︎
- 26♋︎
- 27♋︎
- 28♌︎
- 29♌︎
- 30♍︎
Day by day
| Day | Lit | Moon in | By the almanac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 54 % | Cancer → Leo 05:18 | barren | |
| Mon 2 | 43 % | Leo | barren | |
| Tue 3 | 33 % | Leo → Virgo 09:28 | barren | |
| Wed 4 | 23 % | Virgo | barren | |
| Thu 5 | 15 % | Virgo → Libra 15:38 | barren | |
| Fri 6 | 8 % | Libra | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 7 | 3 % | Libra → Scorpio 23:40 | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 8 | 1 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Mon 9 | 0 % | Scorpio | fruitful | |
| Tue 10 | 1 % | Scorpio → Sagittarius 09:35 | barren | |
| Wed 11 | 4 % | Sagittarius | barren | |
| Thu 12 | 9 % | Sagittarius → Capricorn 21:27 | barren | |
| Fri 13 | 15 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sat 14 | 23 % | Capricorn | semi-fruitful | |
| Sun 15 | 31 % | Capricorn → Aquarius 10:24 | barren | |
| Mon 16 | 40 % | Aquarius | barren | |
| Tue 17 | 50 % | Aquarius → Pisces 22:19 | barren | |
| Wed 18 | 59 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Thu 19 | 69 % | Pisces | fruitful | |
| Fri 20 | 78 % | Pisces → Aries 06:52 | barren | |
| Sat 21 | 87 % | Aries | barren | |
| Sun 22 | 93 % | Aries → Taurus 11:10 | semi-fruitful | |
| Mon 23 | 98 % | Taurus | semi-fruitful | |
| Tue 24 | 100 % | Taurus → Gemini 12:09 | semi-fruitful | |
| Wed 25 | 99 % | Gemini | barren | |
| Thu 26 | 95 % | Gemini → Cancer 11:51 | fruitful | |
| Fri 27 | 88 % | Cancer | fruitful | |
| Sat 28 | 80 % | Cancer → Leo 12:21 | fruitful | |
| Sun 29 | 70 % | Leo | barren | |
| Mon 30 | 59 % | Leo → Virgo 15:12 | barren |
Times of sign changes in Central European time.
Good days for a haircut
By the old rule, hair grows back fuller when it is cut under a waxing moon in Leo or Virgo, and not in Pisces or Cancer.
None this month by the classic rule.
Planting by the Moon
The old almanac rule says to sow annual flowers and the crops that bear above ground, such as beans, corn and tomatoes, while the moon is waxing, from new moon to full. While the moon is waning, from full moon back to new, the same rule turns to what grows below ground: carrots, onions, potatoes, flowering bulbs and perennials.
- Fruitful (8, 9, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28): Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces are the fruitful signs of the old almanacs, the water signs in which people liked to sow, plant and graft.
- Semi-fruitful (6, 7, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24): Taurus, Capricorn and Libra count as semi-fruitful, a second choice for sowing when the fruitful days do not fit; the Almanac names Taurus for planting and Capricorn for mending fences and garden beds.
- Barren (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 25, 29, 30): Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and Aquarius are the barren signs, which tradition kept for weeding, ploughing, harvesting and any work where nothing new is meant to take root.
The Moon's position and phases are computed; the planting and haircut rules are tradition, handed down by the old almanacs, not a promise.
The full moon this month: Beaver Moon