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Moon in Berlin Today — Full Moon

Current lunar phase and 30-day moon calendar for Berlin, Germany. Updated hourly.

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Berlin, Germany — May 2, 2026

Full Moon

98% illuminated · 16.2 days into cycle

Lunar Data for Berlin — Today

Moonrise10:09 PM
Moonset5:23 AM
Phase🌕 Full Moon
Illumination98%
Moon Age16.2 days into lunar cycle
Distance404,170 km
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Next Full Moon

May 30, 2026

Flower Moon

in 29 days

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Next New Moon

May 15, 2026

in 14 days

Moon in Berlin — Did You Know?

  • ·Berlin's diverse Turkish community — one of Europe's largest — observes Ramadan with rooftop crescent-moon sightings from the Neukölln and Kreuzberg neighborhoods each spring, and the breaking of the fast at Iftar is announced by moon-watchers stationed on the minarets of the Şehitlik Mosque in Tempelhof, continuing an Ottoman lunar-sighting tradition in the heart of Germany.
  • ·Berlin is threaded with rivers and lakes — the Spree, the Havel, and dozens of Seen — and on winter full-moon nights, from the Müggelsee lakeside in the east (Berlin's largest lake), the full moon rises over the flat Brandenburg plain and reflects across 7 km of open water, producing a moonpath that cuts the lake in two; this low flatland horizon is unique among European capitals.
  • ·At latitude 52.5° N, Berlin sees the winter full moon travel low across the southern sky, reaching a maximum altitude of approximately 61°; this means the full moon barely climbs above the rooftops of Mitte on midwinter nights, creating long, deep moonlit shadows across the Unter den Linden boulevard that Berliners describe as the city's characteristic winter light.

30-Day Moon Phase Calendar — Berlin

DatePhaseIllumination
Today🌕Full Moon98%
May 3🌖Waning Gibbous93%
May 4🌖Waning Gibbous87%
May 5🌖Waning Gibbous79%
May 6🌖Waning Gibbous70%
May 7🌗Last Quarter60%
May 8🌗Last Quarter49%
May 9🌗Last Quarter38%
May 10🌘Waning Crescent28%
May 11🌘Waning Crescent19%
May 12🌘Waning Crescent12%
May 13🌘Waning Crescent6%
May 14🌑New Moon2%
May 15🌑New Moon0%
May 16🌑New Moon1%
May 17🌑New Moon3%
May 18🌒Waxing Crescent8%
May 19🌒Waxing Crescent15%
May 20🌒Waxing Crescent23%
May 21🌓First Quarter33%
May 22🌓First Quarter43%
May 23🌓First Quarter54%
May 24🌓First Quarter64%
May 25🌔Waxing Gibbous74%
May 26🌔Waxing Gibbous83%
May 27🌔Waxing Gibbous90%
May 28🌔Waxing Gibbous95%
May 29🌕Full Moon99%
May 30🌕Full Moon100%
May 31🌕Full Moon99%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tonight the moon in Berlin is in the Full Moon phase. It is 98% illuminated and 16.2 days into the current lunar cycle. Moon phases are the same worldwide — only the exact local clock time of moonrise and moonset differs by location.
The next full moon occurs on May 30, 2026, which is 29 days from today. During a full moon the Moon is 100% illuminated as seen from Earth.
The next new moon occurs on May 15, 2026, in 14 days. The new moon marks the start of a fresh 29.5-day lunar cycle and is not visible in the night sky.
A lunar (synodic) cycle lasts approximately 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes — or 29.53 days. It runs from one new moon to the next, passing through 8 distinct phases: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent.
No — the moon phase (the fraction of the Moon illuminated) is the same everywhere on Earth at any given moment. However, moonrise and moonset times, as well as the moon's altitude in the sky, vary by location. The moon also appears upside-down in the Southern Hemisphere compared to the Northern Hemisphere.
The moon rises at approximately 10:09 PM local time in Berlin tonight. Moonrise shifts about 50 minutes later each night as the Moon moves eastward along its orbit, completing a full cycle roughly every 29.5 days.
The next full moon on May 30, 2026 is known as the Flower Moon. These traditional names — originating with Native American tribes and later adopted in the Farmer's Almanac — each reflect a seasonal event or natural phenomenon of that month visible from the Northern Hemisphere.
No — the Moon is currently at approximately 404,170 km, a typical orbital distance. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the Moon being within roughly 360,000 km of Earth (near perigee). The Moon's distance varies between ~356,500 km (perigee) and ~406,700 km (apogee) over each ~27.3-day anomalistic month.
From Berlin at 52.5°N latitude, the full moon's maximum altitude above the horizon varies by season. In the local hemisphere's winter — when the full moon is opposite a low winter sun — it can reach roughly 61° above the horizon. In summer it arcs lower, around 14°. This seasonal variation is the same reason the sun is high in summer and low in winter.
The Moon's phase is identical everywhere on Earth simultaneously. However, its orientation in the sky differs by hemisphere: in the Northern Hemisphere the waxing crescent curves to the left; in the Southern Hemisphere it curves to the right. From Berlin at 52.5°N, the Moon arcs through the southern sky. Moonrise and moonset times also differ by longitude — a city 15° to the east sees the Moon rise roughly 1 hour earlier.

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Data verified by Dr. Meera Iyer, Astrophysicist · Sources: Jean Meeus' Astronomical Algorithms · Methodology
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