Moon Phases Calendar
For optimal auroral viewing, the Moon may not disturb because light from the Moon can be very bright which causes faint aurora to be barely visible, especially when the chances for auroral viewing are low. Below you'll find the Moon Phases for the current and next month so that you'll know exactly when the Moon will be a disturbing factor.
March 2025 | Next month → | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
| 1 Waxing Crescent | 2 Waxing Crescent | |||||
| 3 Waxing Crescent | 4 Waxing Crescent | 5 Waxing Crescent | 6 Waxing Crescent | 7 First Quarter | 8 First Quarter | 9 Waxing Gibbous |
| 10 Waxing Gibbous | 11 Waxing Gibbous | 12 Waxing Gibbous | 13 Waxing Gibbous | 14 Full Moon | 15 Full Moon | 16 Waning Gibbous |
| 17 Waning Gibbous | 18 Waning Gibbous | 19 Waning Gibbous | 20 Waning Gibbous | 21 Waning Gibbous | 22 Last Quarter | 23 Last Quarter |
| 24 Waning Crescent | 25 Waning Crescent | 26 Waning Crescent | 27 Waning Crescent | 28 Waning Crescent | 29 New Moon | 30 |
| 31 Waxing Crescent | ||||||
Current data suggests there is a moderate possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, UtsjokiKirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
KuopioTrondheim
Arkhangelsk, Norilsk
Sundsvall, Umeå
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following middle latitude regions in the near future
TamperePetrozavodsk, Syktyvkar
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