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Moon Phase Today
Tonight's moon, the next full moon and what is happening in the sky, computed for Dallas, Texas
Tonight in Dallas · Saturday, September 26, 2026 Today
Harvest Moon
- Illumination
- 99.9%
- Moon age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 379,403 km
- Moonrise
- 7:12 PM
- Moonset
- 7:12 AM
- Highest
- 12:53 AM
Full Moon at 11:49 AM. Next: Last Quarter on Sat, Oct 3 at 8:25 AM. Hunter's Moon in 29 days.
At full moon the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky, so its whole Earth-facing side is lit. It rises at sunset, is highest around midnight and sets at sunrise, staying up all night.
Click any day in the calendar or pick a date above to see its details here.
Next full moon
Harvest Moon
The full moon closest to the September equinox, which can fall in September or early October.
Full moon calendar ›Coming up in the sky
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Fruiting crops · second quarter (first quarter to full moon)
Sow above-ground crops whose seeds form inside the fruit: beans, peas, tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers, melons. Graft, repot and sow lawns.
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