The Moon of your night
Moon phase print
The Moon exactly as it looked on your date: its phase, how much of it was lit and how it sat in the sky over the place you choose.
Start with your occasion
Start with your occasion
The studio opens ready for your night.
Pick the occasion and the the moon opens with the words, the paper and the photograph made for it. Change anything you like; the preview follows every change.
Drag the Moon to move through the nights.
In one paragraph
What is a moon phase print?
A Sigastra moon phase print shows the Moon on one date as it really looked. We light NASA's maps of the lunar surface with the Sun of that night, so the phase and the shadow line are exact, and turn the disc the way it appeared from your place, upside down south of the equator. Under it: the phase, how much was lit, the Moon's age and the constellation it stood in, your names and a line of your own, and the eight phases of that month.
- NASA
- surface maps, lit by the real Sun of that night
- 8
- phases of that month along the bottom
- 17
- languages and scripts
- 300
- dpi, sharp up to 30×40 in
How it works
- 1
Choose the night
Type the date and the place. The Moon turns to its phase and its angle in the sky as you type.
- 2
Make it yours
Names, a line of your own and the paper. Every change shows on the wall straight away.
- 3
Print it, or have it framed
The file arrives in minutes. Print it anywhere, or upload it to a framing service in your country.
On real walls
These are live previews, not stock pictures: type a date in the editor and the print in every photograph changes with it.
A moon phase print in an oak frame with a white mat above a bed with white linen 
A mother laughing as she holds her framed moon phase print at a garden brunch 
A father showing a framed moon phase print to the mother holding their newborn 
A woman holding her birthday moon phase print while friends cheer at a dinner table
Framed at your door
One click to a framed print, made in United States.
Your file is yours the moment you pay. From the download page, one click takes you straight to a print studio near you: upload the file, pick the paper, size and frame, and they deliver it framed and packed to your door.
- Printed in your countryso there are no customs or import fees
- Short trip to your doorfar less chance of damage on the way
- Fast deliveryfrom a studio near you, not across an ocean
- Your choicepaper, canvas, metal, acrylic; any size and frame
Print and frame studios that deliver in United States:
- WhiteWallframed from $49.95
Upload the PNG, choose paper or acrylic, aluminium, canvas, the size to the centimetre and one of 100 frames. Made in Germany, delivered to your door.
- Framebridgeframed from $50
Upload the PNG, choose the frame and mat; they print it on archival paper, frame it by hand and ship it free, gift-boxed.
- Mpixframed from $38
Upload the PNG, choose the photo paper, mat and frame. Framed in Kansas, ships in 2–3 business days.
- myposter
Upload the PNG, pick paper, size and one of their frames; printed and framed in Germany and sent to you.
Have your own print shop? Take the file anywhere: it is 300 dpi and prints sharp up to 30×40 in. We may earn a small commission from these partners; it never changes your price.
Questions about the moon phase print
Is it the real Moon of that date?
Yes. The surface comes from NASA's maps of the Moon, and it is lit by the Sun exactly as it stood on your date, so the phase, the lit fraction and the line between day and night are true. The disc is also turned the way the Moon appeared from your place.
Can I see the Moon on the day I was born?
Yes. Type your birth date and the town you were born in. The print shows that night's Moon, its phase name, how much was lit and the constellation it was in.
Why does the place matter?
The phase is the same everywhere on one night, but the Moon looks turned differently from different latitudes, and upside down from the southern hemisphere. The place also decides the local date and time.
What if it was a new moon?
Then the print shows it honestly: a dark disc with the faint glow of earthshine and the phase name. It is still the Moon of that night, and the star map of the same night shows the sky around it.
What do I receive?
A print-ready 300 dpi PNG file of your Moon print, by download and by email, usually within a few minutes of paying.
Can I have it printed and framed?
Yes. After checkout you get links to print services in your own country (for example WhiteWall, Framebridge, Mpix or myposter). You upload the file there, choose the paper, size and frame, and they deliver it to your door. Printing locally means no customs, no transit damage and fast delivery. You can also take the file to any print shop you like.
What size can I print?
The file is 9,000 × 12,000 px: a true 300 dpi at 30×40 in (75×100 cm), so every smaller size is sharp too. The print guide lists every size for each shape.
More from the same night
- Star mapPick a date and a place and watch the real night sky turn to that exact moment, then make it a print.See Star map
- Star map + MoonThe real night sky of your moment and, beneath it, the Moon of that night in its true phase, on one print.See Star map + Moon
- Family MoonsA Moon for each of you: one to six names, each with the real Moon from their own date, on one print.See Family Moons
- Natal chartThe birth chart of any moment, computed with the Swiss Ephemeris and drawn over the real sky of that night: planets, houses, rising sign and the Moon.See Natal chart
The Moon of your night.
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