Moonrise, Moonset and Meridian Passing Times in Toronto – Timehubzone (2025)

FAQs

What time will the Moon rise today in Toronto? ›

The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location. As viewed from outside the polar circles, the Moon, like all other celestial objects outside the circumpolar circle, rises from the eastern half of the horizon and sets into the western half due to Earth's rotation.

In its most general sense, twilight is the period of time before sunrise and after sunset, in which the atmosphere is partially illuminated by the sun, being neither totally dark or completely lit. However there are three categories of twilight that are defined by how far the sun is below the horizon.

Today's moon is 12.04% visible and is crescent. 0 days left to the next phase New Moon.

The longest day of the year in Ontario will take place on June 21, the summer solstice, when the sun will rise just after 5:30 a.m. and set at about 9:02 p.m. On this day, there will be nearly six-and-a-half more hours of daylight than the Dec.

Since the earth rotates 15 degrees per hour (360/24) we can easily ask how much later, per day, are lunar events (moonrise and moonsets). The answer is (12.2/15) * 60 = 48.8 clock minutes.

The way the Moon looks to us is continually changing. It moves across the sky rapidly over the course of a night. And from night to night it rises and falls at different times and in different parts of the sky.

Due to the variations in tilt from the earth we know that moonrise/moonset times vary. Is it possible that in any location on the earth one might see more than one moonrise or moonset in a given 24 hour period? Yes.

What time of day or night does the Moon rise when it is full? ›

The Full Moon rises at sunset. The Full Moon rises at sunset and can be seen against a starry night sky. The side of the Moon facing Earth can be seen to be fully illuminated by the Sun. The Full Moon sets early in the morning as the sun is rising.

It is midnight when the moon is at its highest point in the sky looking south. It is 3 a.m. when the moon is half way up the sky between the western horizon and the highest point the moon can get looking south.

The first probe to impact the surface of the Moon was the Soviet probe Luna 2, which made a hard landing on September 14, 1959, at 21:02:24 UTC. The far side of the Moon was first photographed on October 7, 1959, by the Soviet probe Luna 3.

tl;dr The change in time between moonrise and moonset is different because of the changing declination of the Moon. When the declination is increasing, the time between moonrise is shorter than normal, but the time between moonset is longer than normal.

The new Moon always rises near sunrise. The first quarter Moon always rises near noon. The full Moon always rises near sunset. The last quarter Moon always rises near midnight.

Waxing Gibbous

Today's moon is 60.29% visible and is crescent. 6 days left to the next phase Full Moon.

Full Moon: The Full Moon is the fifth phase in the cycle of phases. This Moon phase occurs once a month, rising around 6 pm, and setting around 6 am, almost instantaneously becoming a Waning Gibbous.