The 7 best moon lamps of 2021, including ones that levitate and change colors
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- As the name implies, moon lamps are night lights that look like mini moons and emit a soothing glow.
- These portable lamps often offer unique features like built-in speakers or the ability to float.
- The BRIGHTWORLD Moon Lamp is our top pick because of its detailed moon graphic and bright glow.
Moon lamps are like the cooler older sister of standard night lights. Sure to brighten any room, their calming moon visuals and soothing color options make them a unique gift or an aesthetically pleasing home decor piece to add to a bedroom or office. A good moon lamp has a detailed graphic that's illuminated by vivid colors and can stand alone for hours on end or lull you into a peaceful sleep. We found the best choices with desirable features, from a cool galaxy design to built-in speakers and more.
Here are the best moon lamps
- Best overall: BRIGHTWORLD White Moon Lamp
- Best multi-color: DTOETKD Multi-Color Moon Lamp
- Best galaxy: BRIGHTWORLD Galaxy Moon Light
- Best floating: VGAzer Magnetic Levitating Moon Lamp
- Best with built-in speaker: MEETPEAK Built-In Music Speaker Moon Lamp
- Best planet: UooEA Saturn Lamp
- Best custom: K KENON Custom Moon Lamp
Best overall
The BRIGHTWORLD White Moon Lamp's soothing light settings illuminate a detailed moon graphic.
What we like: Detailed graphic, reliable, vivid lights
This moon lamp offers both cool white and warm white color settings that illuminate its overlying cratered moon graphic. Its dimmable settings let you set the ambiance, while a sturdy wooden stand props up the orb. A warm glow is only a tap away with the lamp's touch control. It can be easily transported from room to room and the light lasts from eight to 24 hours between each charge, depending on the brightness.
Best multi-color
With the DTOETKD Multi-Color Moon Lamp, your room can bask in 16 different soothing hues.
What we like: Various sizes, multiple color settings, sleep timer
Sixteen colors ranging from light orange to neon green set the stage for this 3D mini moon. Each color has multiple setting options from strobe to dim better suit your mood or room aesthetic. Its small wood stand makes for an easy setup and the remote has four timer settings so you can fall asleep to its glow without needing to worry about waking up to turn it off later. Its charge lasts about eight to 12 hours, so you can move it around the house seamlessly.
Best galaxy
The BRIGHTWORLD Galaxy Moon Light stretches the imagination with its NASA-imagined space landscape.
What we like: Multiple colors, color modes, starry setting, extended charge
This six-inch galaxy light features a 3D graphic based on NASA-collected astronomical data to create a swirling, starry scene. Simply touch the lamp to switch between seven colors, or use the mini remote control to tap through all 16 colors while dimming or slowing the automatic color switching. After three hours of charging, move this around your space for 15 to 30 hours of use.
Best floating
The VGAzer Magnetic Levitating Moon Lamp is a free-floating and free-spinning lamp that seems like magic.
What we like: Unique free-spinning design, wireless
This floating lamp is sure to turn heads. It uses magnets to float and spin automatically, freely, and silently above a thick wooden platform. Its high-resolution moon landscape is lit up by a yellow, white, and yellow/white gradient. It's an easy setup that turns on with the touch of just one button.
Best with built-in speaker
The MEETPEAK Built-In Music Speaker Moon Lamp offers Bluetooth-enabled speakers and comes with nature sound settings.
What we like: Bluetooth, nature sound settings
In addition to its 18 color options, this moon lamp offers a Bluetooth mode. It even syncs its changing color with the music when multiple moon lamps are connected. It also has five nature sounds built-in, including pendulum, thunderstorm, drip irrigation, insects, and sea waves. With three different timer settings, it's easy to fall asleep alongside the calming lights and ambient sounds. Its charging time is a quick two hours, which gives you nine to 12 hours working time.
Best planet
The UooEA Saturn Lamp features multiple color settings and a unique planetary design.
What we like: Multiple colors, dimming settings, unique design
For those who prefer the warm glow of a planet and want to go beyond the standard moon lamp or create an entire mini planetarium at home, this quirky Saturn lamp and its rings add a unique touch to any room. It offers 16 colors that can be dimmed for a cozy setting. There are four color modes, including flash, strobe, fade, and smooth, which softly transitions through all the colors. Three hours charge gives eight hours of standing use.
Best custom
The K KENON Custom Moon Lamp's customizable options add a personal touch.
What we like: Customizable, multiple colors
For people who want to add a sentimental touch to their moon lamp, this particular custom lamp offers 10 different preset options to choose from, including simple messages like "To Mom, From Daughter." However, you can also choose to fully customize it with your own photo design etched onto the lamp. Its two glow settings switch on with a touch button.