MOON Sixteen Opal

The only object that follows the moon's phases in real time.

More Than A Lamp, A Light That Moves With the Moon

The illuminated crescent corresponds precisely to the moon as seen from your location on Earth, calculated in real time. The everyday MOON — at 180 mm, sized to live with you day to day on a bedside table, a shelf, the edge of a desk.

The lit crescent matches the moon above your home — calibrated to your location on Earth.

Two materials

The bowl is opal glass — translucent, made to carry the lit crescent and diffuse it across the room. The lid is alabaster, carved from the same stone as MOON Forty, Seventy, and Ninety.

The smallest MOON shares the material vocabulary of the largest. The opal glass is what makes it possible at €600.

€600. Ships from our atelier in Lisbon. ↓

MOON Sixteen Opal is also distributed by the MoMA Design Store, New York. If you are visiting from the United States, you may prefer to order through them.

MoMA design store ↗

How it works

Inside MOON Sixteen, a custom circuit board runs an algorithm that calculates the moon's phase, angle, and visibility from any point on Earth. Once you set your location through the companion app, the system runs autonomously. Hundreds of individually-addressed LEDs render the illuminated crescent — its shape, its tilt, its brightness — as it appears in the sky above you, in real time.

Real Moon

Exact phase and angle; lights when the moon is above your horizon — on average, about 50 minutes later each day. The closest experience to looking up.

Always-On

Shows the exact phase, angle, and lights always, whether the moon is above or below the horizon. You can turn it on and off at will.

Twin Moon

Set MOON to follow the lunar cycle from another place: a city you love, a person you miss, somewhere you'd like to be reminded of. The same moon, somewhere else.

Vadim Fortunato

Vadim Fortunato is the founder and designer of A.D.U., a studio working between Antwerp and Lisbon. His work explores contemplation through light, material, and time. Each MOON Sixteen is assembled by hand in the Lisbon atelier.

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MOON Sixteen Opal

A light sculpture in hand-cut alabaster and opal glass. 18 cm diameter, 2 kg. Adjustable warmth from candlelight to daylight. Made in our atelier in Lisbon. Open edition.

€600,00

Tax included. Shipping calculated at checkout.

Light: 1800—6500 Kelvin, adjustable
Dimensions: 18cm diameter × 11cm deep
Weight: 2kg
Materials: Opal glass, Alabaster stone, custom electronics
Input voltage: 100—240V, works anywhere in the world
Cable length: 2 metres
Plug: EU plug; adapters available on request
Setup with iPhone/Android app; adjust brightness, warmth and mode with the app or the remote

MOON Sixteen Opal
Acrylic foot for adjustable position
Handheld Remote
EU Power Adapter (2 meter)
Quick-start guide
2 year warranty

How accurate is the lunar phase?

99.9% accurate. Our algorithm is built on the same astronomical libraries NASA uses, and runs on a chip inside MOON for the next 100 years.

Does MOON need Wi-Fi to work?

No — once set up, MOON runs autonomously. Connecting it to Wi-Fi from time to time keeps the internal clock perfectly in sync, so power fluctuations don't cause any drift.

What happens when I travel or move?

Open the app and update your location — MOON re-syncs to the new place instantly.

Do I need the app forever, or only for setup?

Mostly just for setup, and any time you want to change location, mode, brightness or warmth. Day to day, the handheld remote is enough.

What if the power goes out?

MOON's internal clock keeps time for up to 3 weeks without power, so when the lights come back on it picks up where it left off. To be 100% sure it's perfectly synced after a long outage, briefly connect it to Wi-Fi.

Can I gift MOON without spoiling the surprise?

Yes — MOON works out of the box, and the app pairing only takes a minute, so the recipient can do it themselves on unboxing. If you'd rather pre-set it, you can; the surprise stays intact.

EU delivery typically takes 2–5 business days. You'll receive a tracking link by email as soon as your parcel leaves our atelier in Lisbon.

Shipping is calculated at checkout. Typical EU rates are about €25 for one unit (this is temporarily included in the price). VAT is included in the price.