Is it a full moon right now?
How do we calculate this?
Astronomically, the full moon occurs at one exact date and time. In practice, the Moon also looks full before and after this peak, so we display ‘full moon’ within a ±48-hour window around the exact instant.
The countdown on ‘When is the full moon?’ still counts down to the exact peak. This page gives a quicker answer: whether we are in the full moon window now or waiting for the next one.
Approximately this long until the exact instant: 9 hours.
Approximately 29 days and 1 hour ago.
Full moon status - FAQ
Is it a full moon right now?+
Live status appears at the top of the page. The full moon has an exact instant, but the Moon looks full before and after it; our status covers a ±48-hour window around the peak.
How do you calculate full moon status?+
We find the nearest exact full moon instant for Poland and show status within a simple window around it. The precise countdown is on ‘When is the full moon?’.
Which time zone do you use?+
All full moon times use Polish local time (CET in winter, CEST in summer), in Europe/Warsaw.