Full moon diving and night dives
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.
Moon Calendar for the next 3 months
Today - Tonight, it's the Waning Gibbous Moon.
Below is the full moon diving calendar for the next 3 months.
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 | ||||||
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| Date | Moon Phase Name | Moon Age | Phase | Brightness & Illimination | Distance from Earth (Cebu) | Distance from the Sun |
| Tonight | Waning Gibbous | 17.2 days old | waning | 93.47% | 367 700.09 km 228,478.24 mi | 147 247 812.46 km 91,495,548.78 mi 0.98AU |
Today's fun fact about the moon: | ||||||
| Date | Phase's Name | Moon Age | Phase | Brightness | Distance from Earth(Cebu) | Distance from the Sun |
| 15 December 2019 | Waning Gibbous | 18.3 days old | waning | 86.83% | 363 731.55 km 226,012.31 mi | 147 233 246.92 km 91,486,498.18 mi 0.98 AU |
| 16 December 2019 | Waning Gibbous | 19.3 days old | waning | 78.26% | 360 523.61 km 224,018.99 mi | 147 219 402.62 km 91,477,895.73 mi 0.98 AU |
| 17 December 2019 | Third Quarter | 20.4 days old | waning | 68.18% | 358 263.07 km 222,614.35 mi | 147 206 284.06 km 91,469,744.23 mi 0.98 AU |
| 18 December 2019 | Third Quarter | 21.5 days old | waning | 57.15% | 357 082.00 km 221,880.47 mi | 147 193 895.52 km 91,462,046.35 mi 0.98 AU |
| 19 December 2019 | Third Quarter | 22.5 days old | waning | 45.75% | 357 049.22 km 221,860.10 mi | 147 182 241.03 km 91,454,804.58 mi 0.98 AU |
| 20 December 2019 | Third Quarter | 23.6 days old | waning | 34.58% | 358 166.03 km 222,554.05 mi | 147 171 324.38 km 91,448,021.29 mi 0.98 AU |
| 21 December 2019 | Waning Crescent | 24.7 days old | waning | 24.24% | 360 366.28 km 223,921.23 mi | 147 161 149.13 km 91,441,698.69 mi 0.98 AU |
| 22 December 2019 | Waning Crescent | 25.8 days old | waning | 15.26% | 363 520.65 km 225,881.26 mi | 147 151 718.60 km 91,435,838.83 mi 0.98 AU |
| 23 December 2019 | Waning Crescent | 26.8 days old | waning | 8.11% | 367 445.13 km 228,319.82 mi | 147 143 035.86 km 91,430,443.62 mi 0.98 AU |
| 24 December 2019 | New Moon | 27.9 days old | waning | 3.12% | 371 913.67 km 231,096.44 mi | 147 135 103.75 km 91,425,514.84 mi 0.98 AU |
| 25 December 2019 | New Moon | 28.9 days old | waning | 0.46% | 376 674.20 km 234,054.50 mi | 147 127 924.85 km 91,421,054.08 mi 0.98 AU |
| 26 December 2019 | New Moon | 0.4 days old | waxing | 0.15% | 381 466.64 km 237,032.38 mi | 147 121 501.51 km 91,417,062.80 mi 0.98 AU |
| 27 December 2019 | New Moon | 1.4 days old | waxing | 2.05% | 386 040.63 km 239,874.53 mi | 147 115 835.82 km 91,413,542.30 mi 0.98 AU |
| 28 December 2019 | Waxing Crescent | 2.3 days old | waxing | 5.92% | 390 170.73 km 242,440.85 mi | 147 110 929.64 km 91,410,493.74 mi 0.98 AU |
| 29 December 2019 | Waxing Crescent | 3.2 days old | waxing | 11.46% | 393 666.91 km 244,613.28 mi | 147 106 784.57 km 91,407,918.11 mi 0.98 AU |
| 30 December 2019 | Waxing Crescent | 4.2 days old | waxing | 18.36% | 396 379.76 km 246,298.96 mi | 147 103 401.96 km 91,405,816.26 mi 0.98 AU |
| 31 December 2019 | Waxing Crescent | 5.1 days old | waxing | 26.31% | 398 200.95 km 247,430.60 mi | 147 100 782.92 km 91,404,188.86 mi 0.98 AU |
Lunar Calendar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Phase's Name | Moon Age | Phase | Brightness | Distance from Earth(Cebu) | Distance from the Sun |
| 1 January 2020 | First Quarter | 6 days old | waxing | 35.02% | 399 060.67 km 247,964.80 mi | 147 098 928.30 km 91,403,036.45 mi 0.98 AU |
| 2 January 2020 | First Quarter | 6.8 days old | waxing | 44.22% | 398 924.62 km 247,880.27 mi | 147 097 838.72 km 91,402,359.42 mi 0.98 AU |
| 3 January 2020 | First Quarter | 7.7 days old | waxing | 53.65% | 397 792.48 km 247,176.79 mi | 147 097 514.52 km 91,402,157.97 mi 0.98 AU |
| 4 January 2020 | First Quarter | 8.6 days old | waxing | 63.04% | 395 699.14 km 245,876.05 mi | 147 097 955.81 km 91,402,432.18 mi 0.98 AU |
| 5 January 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 9.5 days old | waxing | 72.12% | 392 718.58 km 244,024.01 mi | 147 099 162.45 km 91,403,181.95 mi 0.98 AU |
| 6 January 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 10.5 days old | waxing | 80.55% | 388 968.62 km 241,693.90 mi | 147 101 134.05 km 91,404,407.04 mi 0.98 AU |
| 7 January 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 11.4 days old | waxing | 87.97% | 384 614.03 km 238,988.08 mi | 147 103 869.95 km 91,406,107.05 mi 0.98 AU |
| 8 January 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 12.4 days old | waxing | 93.96% | 379 865.30 km 236,037.35 mi | 147 107 369.27 km 91,408,281.43 mi 0.98 AU |
| 9 January 2020 | Full Moon | 13.5 days old | waxing | 98.08% | 374 970.95 km 232,996.15 mi | 147 111 630.86 km 91,410,929.46 mi 0.98 AU |
| 10 January 2020 | Full Moon | 14.5 days old | waxing | 99.93% | 370 203.23 km 230,033.62 mi | 147 116 653.33 km 91,414,050.28 mi 0.98 AU |
| 11 January 2020 | Full Moon | 15.6 days old | waning | 99.21% | 365 838.56 km 227,321.54 mi | 147 122 435.04 km 91,417,642.87 mi 0.98 AU |
| 12 January 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 16.7 days old | waning | 95.82% | 362 135.82 km 225,020.77 mi | 147 128 974.10 km 91,421,706.05 mi 0.98 AU |
| 13 January 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 17.8 days old | waning | 89.87% | 359 315.74 km 223,268.45 mi | 147 136 268.38 km 91,426,238.50 mi 0.98 AU |
| 14 January 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 18.9 days old | waning | 81.73% | 357 544.11 km 222,167.61 mi | 147 144 315.49 km 91,431,238.75 mi 0.98 AU |
| 15 January 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 20 days old | waning | 71.91% | 356 920.43 km 221,780.07 mi | 147 153 112.81 km 91,436,705.15 mi 0.98 AU |
| 16 January 2020 | Third Quarter | 21.1 days old | waning | 61.03% | 357 472.49 km 222,123.11 mi | 147 162 657.46 km 91,442,635.92 mi 0.98 AU |
| 17 January 2020 | Third Quarter | 22.2 days old | waning | 49.72% | 359 156.48 km 223,169.49 mi | 147 172 946.35 km 91,449,029.14 mi 0.98 AU |
| 18 January 2020 | Third Quarter | 23.2 days old | waning | 38.58% | 361 862.01 km 224,850.63 mi | 147 183 976.10 km 91,455,882.71 mi 0.98 AU |
| 19 January 2020 | Waning Crescent | 24.3 days old | waning | 28.17% | 365 421.50 km 227,062.39 mi | 147 195 743.13 km 91,463,194.40 mi 0.98 AU |
| 20 January 2020 | Waning Crescent | 25.3 days old | waning | 18.95% | 369 623.12 km 229,673.16 mi | 147 208 243.61 km 91,470,961.84 mi 0.98 AU |
| 21 January 2020 | Waning Crescent | 26.3 days old | waning | 11.31% | 374 226.46 km 232,533.54 mi | 147 221 473.46 km 91,479,182.49 mi 0.98 AU |
| 22 January 2020 | Waning Crescent | 27.3 days old | waning | 5.52% | 378 979.55 km 235,486.97 mi | 147 235 428.39 km 91,487,853.68 mi 0.98 AU |
| 23 January 2020 | New Moon | 28.3 days old | waning | 1.77% | 383 635.56 km 238,380.09 mi | 147 250 103.85 km 91,496,972.59 mi 0.98 AU |
| 24 January 2020 | New Moon | 29.2 days old | waning | 0.10% | 387 967.25 km 241,071.67 mi | 147 265 495.08 km 91,506,536.25 mi 0.98 AU |
| 25 January 2020 | New Moon | 0.6 days old | waxing | 0.47% | 391 777.44 km 243,439.21 mi | 147 281 597.07 km 91,516,541.57 mi 0.98 AU |
| 26 January 2020 | New Moon | 1.6 days old | waxing | 2.77% | 394 904.90 km 245,382.53 mi | 147 298 404.60 km 91,526,985.28 mi 0.98 AU |
| 27 January 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 2.5 days old | waxing | 6.82% | 397 225.77 km 246,824.65 mi | 147 315 912.22 km 91,537,864.01 mi 0.98 AU |
| 28 January 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 3.4 days old | waxing | 12.39% | 398 651.74 km 247,710.71 mi | 147 334 114.25 km 91,549,174.23 mi 0.98 AU |
| 29 January 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 4.3 days old | waxing | 19.27% | 399 127.10 km 248,006.08 mi | 147 353 004.80 km 91,560,912.27 mi 0.98 AU |
| 30 January 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 5.2 days old | waxing | 27.21% | 398 626.57 km 247,695.07 mi | 147 372 577.75 km 91,573,074.34 mi 0.99 AU |
| 31 January 2020 | First Quarter | 6 days old | waxing | 35.98% | 397 155.61 km 246,781.05 mi | 147 392 826.78 km 91,585,656.50 mi 0.99 AU |
Lunar Calendar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Phase's Name | Moon Age | Phase | Brightness | Distance from Earth(Cebu) | Distance from the Sun |
| 1 February 2020 | First Quarter | 6.9 days old | waxing | 45.32% | 394 753.74 km 245,288.60 mi | 147 413 745.33 km 91,598,654.69 mi 0.99 AU |
| 2 February 2020 | First Quarter | 7.9 days old | waxing | 54.98% | 391 500.32 km 243,267.02 mi | 147 435 326.65 km 91,612,064.70 mi 0.99 AU |
| 3 February 2020 | First Quarter | 8.8 days old | waxing | 64.68% | 387 520.73 km 240,794.22 mi | 147 457 563.78 km 91,625,882.21 mi 0.99 AU |
| 4 February 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 9.7 days old | waxing | 74.07% | 382 990.19 km 237,979.07 mi | 147 480 449.56 km 91,640,102.77 mi 0.99 AU |
| 5 February 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 10.7 days old | waxing | 82.74% | 378 132.17 km 234,960.44 mi | 147 503 976.61 km 91,654,721.81 mi 0.99 AU |
| 6 February 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 11.8 days old | waxing | 90.19% | 373 209.36 km 231,901.54 mi | 147 528 137.36 km 91,669,734.60 mi 0.99 AU |
| 7 February 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 12.8 days old | waxing | 95.86% | 368 507.16 km 228,979.73 mi | 147 552 924.05 km 91,685,136.34 mi 0.99 AU |
| 8 February 2020 | Full Moon | 13.9 days old | waxing | 99.24% | 364 311.43 km 226,372.63 mi | 147 578 328.71 km 91,700,922.06 mi 0.99 AU |
| 9 February 2020 | Full Moon | 15.1 days old | waning | 99.89% | 360 883.96 km 224,242.90 mi | 147 604 343.20 km 91,717,086.71 mi 0.99 AU |
| 10 February 2020 | Full Moon | 16.2 days old | waning | 97.63% | 358 439.68 km 222,724.09 mi | 147 630 959.17 km 91,733,625.11 mi 0.99 AU |
| 11 February 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 17.4 days old | waning | 92.56% | 357 128.65 km 221,909.46 mi | 147 658 168.12 km 91,750,531.97 mi 0.99 AU |
| 12 February 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 18.5 days old | waning | 85.05% | 357 024.78 km 221,844.91 mi | 147 685 961.33 km 91,767,801.87 mi 0.99 AU |
| 13 February 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 19.6 days old | waning | 75.69% | 358 121.93 km 222,526.65 mi | 147 714 329.93 km 91,785,429.30 mi 0.99 AU |
| 14 February 2020 | Third Quarter | 20.7 days old | waning | 65.15% | 360 336.93 km 223,902.99 mi | 147 743 264.87 km 91,803,408.64 mi 0.99 AU |
| 15 February 2020 | Third Quarter | 21.8 days old | waning | 54.09% | 363 518.68 km 225,880.04 mi | 147 772 756.92 km 91,821,734.15 mi 0.99 AU |
| 16 February 2020 | Third Quarter | 22.8 days old | waning | 43.11% | 367 462.24 km 228,330.45 mi | 147 802 796.71 km 91,840,400.01 mi 0.99 AU |
| 17 February 2020 | Third Quarter | 23.8 days old | waning | 32.71% | 371 926.54 km 231,104.44 mi | 147 833 374.66 km 91,859,400.26 mi 0.99 AU |
| 18 February 2020 | Waning Crescent | 24.8 days old | waning | 23.31% | 376 653.64 km 234,041.72 mi | 147 864 481.08 km 91,878,728.90 mi 0.99 AU |
| 19 February 2020 | Waning Crescent | 25.8 days old | waning | 15.23% | 381 387.69 km 236,983.32 mi | 147 896 106.10 km 91,898,379.77 mi 0.99 AU |
| 20 February 2020 | Waning Crescent | 26.7 days old | waning | 8.72% | 385 891.19 km 239,781.67 mi | 147 928 239.70 km 91,918,346.67 mi 0.99 AU |
| 21 February 2020 | Waning Crescent | 27.6 days old | waning | 3.96% | 389 956.78 km 242,307.91 mi | 147 960 871.71 km 91,938,623.26 mi 0.99 AU |
| 22 February 2020 | New Moon | 28.6 days old | waning | 1.04% | 393 413.88 km 244,456.05 mi | 147 993 991.82 km 91,959,203.14 mi 0.99 AU |
| 23 February 2020 | New Moon | 29.5 days old | waning | 0.00% | 396 130.20 km 246,143.89 mi | 148 027 589.59 km 91,980,079.83 mi 0.99 AU |
| 24 February 2020 | New Moon | 0.9 days old | waxing | 0.82% | 398 009.51 km 247,311.64 mi | 148 061 654.42 km 92,001,246.73 mi 0.99 AU |
| 25 February 2020 | New Moon | 1.7 days old | waxing | 3.41% | 398 987.55 km 247,919.37 mi | 148 096 175.60 km 92,022,697.20 mi 0.99 AU |
| 26 February 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 2.6 days old | waxing | 7.66% | 399 028.19 km 247,944.62 mi | 148 131 142.27 km 92,044,424.48 mi 0.99 AU |
| 27 February 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 3.5 days old | waxing | 13.42% | 398 121.62 km 247,381.31 mi | 148 166 543.46 km 92,066,421.76 mi 0.99 AU |
| 28 February 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 4.4 days old | waxing | 20.50% | 396 285.62 km 246,240.47 mi | 148 202 368.08 km 92,088,682.15 mi 0.99 AU |
| 29 February 2020 | Waxing Crescent | 5.3 days old | waxing | 28.70% | 393 570.06 km 244,553.10 mi | 148 238 604.92 km 92,111,198.67 mi 0.99 AU |
Lunar Calendar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Phase's Name | Moon Age | Phase | Brightness | Distance from Earth(Cebu) | Distance from the Sun |
| 1 March 2020 | First Quarter | 6.2 days old | waxing | 37.80% | 390 063.41 km 242,374.17 mi | 148 275 242.65 km 92,133,964.30 mi 0.99 AU |
| 2 March 2020 | First Quarter | 7.2 days old | waxing | 47.56% | 385 899.31 km 239,786.71 mi | 148 312 269.84 km 92,156,971.93 mi 0.99 AU |
| 3 March 2020 | First Quarter | 8.1 days old | waxing | 57.69% | 381 260.21 km 236,904.11 mi | 148 349 674.96 km 92,180,214.40 mi 0.99 AU |
| 4 March 2020 | First Quarter | 9.1 days old | waxing | 67.81% | 376 375.41 km 233,868.84 mi | 148 387 446.36 km 92,203,684.46 mi 0.99 AU |
| 5 March 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 10.1 days old | waxing | 77.49% | 371 511.50 km 230,846.54 mi | 148 425 572.32 km 92,227,374.83 mi 0.99 AU |
| 6 March 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 11.2 days old | waxing | 86.16% | 366 955.38 km 228,015.50 mi | 148 464 041.01 km 92,251,278.17 mi 0.99 AU |
| 7 March 2020 | Waxing Gibbous | 12.3 days old | waxing | 93.20% | 362 991.40 km 225,552.40 mi | 148 502 840.51 km 92,275,387.06 mi 0.99 AU |
| 8 March 2020 | Full Moon | 13.4 days old | waxing | 97.97% | 359 876.33 km 223,616.78 mi | 148 541 958.83 km 92,299,694.06 mi 0.99 AU |
| 9 March 2020 | Full Moon | 14.6 days old | waxing | 99.96% | 357 815.70 km 222,336.37 mi | 148 581 383.90 km 92,324,191.66 mi 0.99 AU |
| 10 March 2020 | Full Moon | 15.8 days old | waning | 98.91% | 356 945.03 km 221,795.36 mi | 148 621 103.55 km 92,348,872.30 mi 0.99 AU |
| 11 March 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 16.9 days old | waning | 94.86% | 357 318.04 km 222,027.14 mi | 148 661 105.58 km 92,373,728.41 mi 0.99 AU |
| 12 March 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 18.1 days old | waning | 88.21% | 358 902.78 km 223,011.85 mi | 148 701 377.67 km 92,398,752.33 mi 0.99 AU |
| 13 March 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 19.2 days old | waning | 79.56% | 361 585.83 km 224,679.02 mi | 148 741 907.49 km 92,423,936.39 mi 0.99 AU |
| 14 March 2020 | Waning Gibbous | 20.3 days old | waning | 69.58% | 365 183.77 km 226,914.67 mi | 148 782 682.62 km 92,449,272.88 mi 0.99 AU |
| 15 March 2020 | Third Quarter | 21.3 days old | waning | 58.95% | 369 460.78 km 229,572.29 mi | 148 823 690.58 km 92,474,754.05 mi 0.99 AU |
Scuba Diving Full Moon Diving Rates
For Cebu, Mactan:
Prices include our regular scheduled diving boats.
On our scuba-diving boats, you should always find:
- O2 tank (oxygen cylinder) and its kit plus a first aid kit
- We always carry a spare dive equipment and a diving gear toolbox
- We do have a communication device in case of emergency
- Towels and dinking water are included
- Total Duration: 1 hr
- Boat Schedule: 18:00 (6:00 pm)
- Price per person: 4592 PHP
- Convert the price to your currency
Optional Boat Rental (for personal schedules)
- Exclusive Boat: 3080 PHP
- Convert the price to your currency
Our yacht for rent The Rainbow Runner
- Maximum of 8 scuba divers, persons
- Yacht for rent, price (without the fuel): Price or Fare might not be applicable, please contact us.
For Bohol, Panglao Island:
Prices include our regular scheduled diving boats.
On our scuba-diving boats, you should always find:
- O2 tank (oxygen cylinder) and its kit plus a first aid kit
- We always carry a spare dive equipment and a diving gear toolbox
- We do have a communication device in case of emergency
- Towels and dinking water are included
- Total Duration: 1 hr
- Boat Schedule: 18:00 (6:00 pm)
- Price per person: 2750 PHP
- Convert the price to your currency
Optional Boat Rental (for personal schedules)
- Exclusive Boat: Price or Fare might not be applicable, please contact us.
For Boracay:
Prices include our regular scheduled diving boats.
On our scuba-diving boats, you should always find:
- O2 tank (oxygen cylinder) and its kit plus a first aid kit
- We always carry a spare dive equipment and a diving gear toolbox
- We do have a communication device in case of emergency
- Towels and dinking water are included
- Total Duration: 1 hr
- Boat Schedule: 18:00 (6:00 pm)
- Price per person: 4500 PHP
- Convert the price to your currency
Optional Boat Rental (for personal schedules)
- Exclusive Boat: Price or Fare might not be applicable, please contact us.
