Full moon diving and night dives

Full moon diving with Scotty's dive center Do you love to dive at night? Us too because the colors are awesome and without the diffracted sun rays, every single coral, gorgonians, and other colored fishes, pop up their natural and highlighted colors when your torch spots them.

But diving during the full moon, a different effect is happening (no, you will not transform into a werewolf) it's all about the light, the light of the moon is different from the sun. The different nocturnal life is getting out too.
Night dives are awesome, but full moon diving is a haven for the night divers.

If you never dove at night, you can always learn to dive at night in one of our dive centers, and be a certified night scuba-diver to know at least the different signals to do with your torch or lights because under water at night, your buddy cannot see your hand signals, so we use a torch for many different signals.

Anyway, you should try to dive during the full moon, it's a magical and breathtaking experience. The light of the full moon gives a surrounding white-blue luminosity which gives a phantasmagorical effect underwater to your dive buddies and everything else.

A lot of unique marine life get out only during the full moon, and for most of them, the full moon is the only reproduction time which makes the full moon diving a unique and memorable experience.

New Moon Scuba Diving

New moon is when you cannot see the moon. There is no light reflected by the moon, thus the sea is pitch black!

Sea snails, shells and other molluscs get out when it's pitch black! So if you would like to do stunning macro photos of rare species or colorful wildlife, diving during the new moon is the way to go.

Night dives during a new moon are also best for blackwater photography. Sea snail and sea shell-specialized photographers prefer to dive during new moon as they got a huge variety of different mollusc species.

Full Moon Calendar for the next 12 months

Today - Tonight, it's the Last Quarter Moon.

Below is the live calculation of the full moon calendar for the next 12 months, reserved for scuba-diving purpose.
A full moon dive can be done 2 to 3 nights before the calculated calendar and 2 to 3 nights after the full moon.
This 4 to 6 days period is where a particular marine life goes out during the full moon.

Moon's Phase tonight Sunday November 1st 2026
Date	Moon Phase Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness & Illimination	Distance from Earth (Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
Tonight	Third Quarter	21.6 days old	waning	55.77%	359 010.68 km 223,078.89 mi	148 454 930.97 km 92,245,617.45 mi 0.99AU
Today's fun fact about the moon: Time for the light from the moon to reach Earth (our headquarters in Mactan, Cebu): 1.1975307264067 seconds Time for the light from the sun to reach the moon: 8 minutes, and 15.19234726712 seconds The next full moon will be the 22:55:02, 24 Nov 2026. The next new moon will be at 15:02:30, 9 Nov 2026. Moon's phases calculations made at 16:39:16, 1 Nov 2026

Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
23 November 2026	Full Moon	13.3 days old	waxing	97.68%	364 685.69 km 226,605.18 mi	147 707 582.69 km 91,781,236.76 mi 0.99 AU
24 November 2026	Full Moon	14.5 days old	waxing	99.89%	361 167.13 km 224,418.85 mi	147 679 349.09 km 91,763,693.21 mi 0.99 AU
25 November 2026	Full Moon	15.6 days old	waning	99.21%	358 617.29 km 222,834.45 mi	147 651 692.99 km 91,746,508.51 mi 0.99 AU

Full Moon Calendar December 2026
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
23 December 2026	Full Moon	13.9 days old	waxing	99.21%	357 978.07 km 222,437.26 mi	147 142 348.39 km 91,430,016.45 mi 0.98 AU
24 December 2026	Full Moon	15.1 days old	waning	99.88%	356 978.13 km 221,815.93 mi	147 134 478.74 km 91,425,126.47 mi 0.98 AU
25 December 2026	Full Moon	16.3 days old	waning	97.47%	357 221.96 km 221,967.44 mi	147 127 362.52 km 91,420,704.66 mi 0.98 AU

Full Moon Calendar January 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
21 January 2027	Full Moon	13.4 days old	waxing	97.94%	356 920.97 km 221,780.41 mi	147 222 605.02 km 91,479,885.61 mi 0.98 AU
22 January 2027	Full Moon	14.6 days old	waxing	99.96%	357 593.40 km 222,198.24 mi	147 236 619.97 km 91,488,594.09 mi 0.98 AU
23 January 2027	Full Moon	15.7 days old	waning	98.93%	359 468.30 km 223,363.25 mi	147 251 355.07 km 91,497,750.06 mi 0.98 AU

Full Moon Calendar February 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
19 February 2027	Full Moon	12.9 days old	waxing	96.25%	358 148.44 km 222,543.12 mi	147 898 755.91 km 91,900,026.29 mi 0.99 AU
20 February 2027	Full Moon	14.1 days old	waxing	99.46%	360 414.45 km 223,951.16 mi	147 930 931.29 km 91,920,019.14 mi 0.99 AU
21 February 2027	Full Moon	15.2 days old	waning	99.78%	363 691.13 km 225,987.19 mi	147 963 604.24 km 91,940,321.17 mi 0.99 AU
22 February 2027	Full Moon	16.3 days old	waning	97.31%	367 774.52 km 228,524.49 mi	147 996 764.43 km 91,960,925.96 mi 0.99 AU

Full Moon Calendar March 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
21 March 2027	Full Moon	13.6 days old	waxing	98.48%	365 240.15 km 226,949.71 mi	149 035 277.77 km 92,606,228.23 mi 1 AU
22 March 2027	Full Moon	14.7 days old	waxing	99.99%	369 518.53 km 229,608.17 mi	149 077 430.88 km 92,632,420.96 mi 1 AU
23 March 2027	Full Moon	15.8 days old	waning	98.90%	374 240.25 km 232,542.11 mi	149 119 727.32 km 92,658,702.75 mi 1 AU

Full Moon Calendar April 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
19 April 2027	Full Moon	13.2 days old	waxing	97.10%	371 616.72 km 230,911.92 mi	150 269 326.27 km 93,373,030.42 mi 1 AU
20 April 2027	Full Moon	14.2 days old	waxing	99.63%	376 374.83 km 233,868.48 mi	150 310 482.64 km 93,398,603.80 mi 1 AU
21 April 2027	Full Moon	15.2 days old	waning	99.78%	381 181.64 km 236,855.29 mi	150 351 419.10 km 93,424,040.54 mi 1.01 AU
22 April 2027	Full Moon	16.2 days old	waning	97.70%	385 784.13 km 239,715.14 mi	150 392 123.89 km 93,449,333.32 mi 1.01 AU

Full Moon Calendar May 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
19 May 2027	Full Moon	13.7 days old	waxing	98.74%	383 470.30 km 238,277.40 mi	151 363 380.72 km 94,052,844.34 mi 1.01 AU
20 May 2027	Full Moon	14.7 days old	waxing	99.99%	387 827.42 km 240,984.79 mi	151 393 249.90 km 94,071,404.19 mi 1.01 AU
21 May 2027	Full Moon	15.6 days old	waning	99.17%	391 667.71 km 243,371.03 mi	151 422 594.68 km 94,089,638.19 mi 1.01 AU
22 May 2027	Full Moon	16.6 days old	waning	96.42%	394 826.75 km 245,333.97 mi	151 451 407.01 km 94,107,541.34 mi 1.01 AU

Full Moon Calendar June 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
17 June 2027	Full Moon	13.2 days old	waxing	97.30%	389 926.74 km 242,289.24 mi	151 991 073.00 km 94,442,874.24 mi 1.02 AU
18 June 2027	Full Moon	14.1 days old	waxing	99.56%	393 394.42 km 244,443.96 mi	152 003 061.87 km 94,450,323.78 mi 1.02 AU
19 June 2027	Full Moon	15.1 days old	waning	99.90%	396 120.86 km 246,138.09 mi	152 014 360.61 km 94,457,344.49 mi 1.02 AU
20 June 2027	Full Moon	16 days old	waning	98.37%	398 007.65 km 247,310.49 mi	152 024 966.18 km 94,463,934.49 mi 1.02 AU

Full Moon Calendar July 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
17 July 2027	Full Moon	13.6 days old	waxing	98.46%	397 250.19 km 246,839.82 mi	152 043 403.23 km 94,475,390.74 mi 1.02 AU
18 July 2027	Full Moon	14.5 days old	waxing	99.92%	398 647.90 km 247,708.32 mi	152 034 138.54 km 94,469,633.93 mi 1.02 AU
19 July 2027	Full Moon	15.4 days old	waning	99.56%	399 127.07 km 248,006.06 mi	152 024 175.38 km 94,463,443.10 mi 1.02 AU
20 July 2027	Full Moon	16.3 days old	waning	97.40%	398 672.15 km 247,723.39 mi	152 013 516.41 km 94,456,819.93 mi 1.02 AU

Full Moon Calendar August 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
15 August 2027	Full Moon	13 days old	waxing	96.60%	399 022.18 km 247,940.89 mi	151 505 290.70 km 94,141,023.11 mi 1.01 AU
16 August 2027	Full Moon	13.9 days old	waxing	99.19%	398 996.55 km 247,924.96 mi	151 477 524.46 km 94,123,769.97 mi 1.01 AU
17 August 2027	Full Moon	14.8 days old	waning	100.00%	398 039.35 km 247,330.19 mi	151 449 210.69 km 94,106,176.61 mi 1.01 AU
18 August 2027	Full Moon	15.7 days old	waning	98.98%	396 182.35 km 246,176.30 mi	151 420 357.14 km 94,088,247.85 mi 1.01 AU

Full Moon Calendar September 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
14 September 2027	Full Moon	13.3 days old	waxing	97.60%	397 177.19 km 246,794.46 mi	150 469 709.70 km 93,497,542.91 mi 1.01 AU
15 September 2027	Full Moon	14.2 days old	waxing	99.66%	394 852.15 km 245,349.75 mi	150 429 483.14 km 93,472,547.29 mi 1.01 AU
16 September 2027	Full Moon	15.1 days old	waning	99.84%	391 730.13 km 243,409.82 mi	150 389 002.56 km 93,447,393.82 mi 1.01 AU
17 September 2027	Full Moon	16.1 days old	waning	98.06%	387 930.69 km 241,048.96 mi	150 348 279.54 km 93,422,089.71 mi 1.01 AU

Full Moon Calendar October 2027
Date	Phase's Name	Moon Age	Phase	Brightness	Distance from Earth(Cebu)	Distance from the Sun
14 October 2027	Full Moon	13.6 days old	waxing	98.45%	389 924.76 km 242,288.01 mi	149 201 423.92 km 92,709,466.66 mi 1 AU
15 October 2027	Full Moon	14.6 days old	waxing	99.95%	385 795.67 km 239,722.32 mi	149 158 887.74 km 92,683,035.91 mi 1 AU
16 October 2027	Full Moon	15.5 days old	waning	99.34%	381 240.18 km 236,891.67 mi	149 116 470.33 km 92,656,678.95 mi 1 AU
17 October 2027	Full Moon	16.5 days old	waning	96.51%	376 478.31 km 233,932.78 mi	149 074 184.46 km 92,630,403.73 mi 1 AU