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Full Moon
Full Moon
The Moon is fully illuminated as seen from Earth, rising around sunset.
Your local time
1 May 2026, 22:53
Universal time
1 May 2026, 17:23 UTC
Time since
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Visible from New Delhi, IndiaNaked EyeVisible worldwide where sky conditions allow
At full moon the Sun, Earth and Moon are nearly aligned, so the lunar disc appears fully lit. Bright moonlight washes out faint deep-sky objects, but lunar surface detail near the limb and bright planets remain excellent targets.
Observation details
- Visibility
- Visible
- Best viewing time
- 2 May 2026, 00:23
- Direction to look
- SSE · azimuth 155°
- Altitude at peak
- 37.9°
- Equipment
- Naked Eye
- Distance from Earth
- 402,755 km
The object is 38° above your SSE horizon in a dark sky.
New Delhi, India
28.6139°, 77.2090° · default location
Photography & observing tips
- •Check the local weather forecast a few hours ahead; thin high cloud ruins more sessions than rain.
- •Get away from direct lights, even if you cannot leave town — a shadowed spot helps enormously.
- •Red torchlight preserves the dark adaptation you spent 20 minutes building.
Other full moon events
The nearest occurrences before and after this one.