The Frost Moon in Version 6.7 is a permanent region split into separate map layers, and its far side stays sealed until the story sends you there. Getting to that far side runs through the Project Moongazer chapter, which picks up straight after the earlier moon quests and pushes you toward a hidden base on the reverse side of the moon.
Quick answer: The far side of the Frost Moon opens during the Project Moongazer chapter, which begins right after you finish Guests from the Stars and retrieve the Ancient Moon Source. You have reached it once the Dark Side of the Moon map unlocks, confirmed by the “Any color you want” achievement.
Requirements before Project Moongazer
Version 6.7, named Luna VIII, is what makes the Frost Moon reachable. It goes live globally on July 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM (UTC+8), which is 03:00 UTC. Once the update installs, you travel beyond Teyvat by spacecraft to the Frost Moon, a new region with a glowing lunar sea, an orbiting space station, ancient dragon ruins, and gravity-shifting terrain.
Before Project Moongazer can start, you need to clear the moon story that comes before it. That means finishing the Pioneers exploration into the underground ruins, the Moon Gazing quest, and then the full Guests from the Stars chapter. Project Moongazer only becomes available after those are done.
Frost Moon quest order in Version 6.7
The moon storyline runs in a fixed sequence. Each step feeds directly into the next, and Project Moongazer sits at the end of this chain as the chapter that carries you to the far side.
| Order | Chapter | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pioneers | Explores the underground moon ruins. |
| 2 | Moon Gazing | Opens the main moon story thread. |
| 3 | Guests from the Stars | Leads to the Ancient Moon Source and points to the far-side base. |
| 4 | Project Moongazer | Takes you to the reverse side of the moon. |
How Guests from the Stars sets up the far side
Guests from the Stars starts on its own once the first moon chapter ends. It sends the Traveler through the Eye of Ibni-Belum terminal and into Ungyen’s Circle, where you fight monsters, clear away lunar vines, and restart the area’s power engine.
Deeper into the chapter, you restore power underground while staying inside an occlusion field, protect an ally reading terminal data, and later track down Columbina near the Skyway. The final stretch moves to the Moonsea, where you free trapped creatures, follow the fin whales to the center of the area, and pull out the Ancient Moon Source.
Retrieving that item reveals information about Lusalima, the Lunar Veil Project, and a base on the far side of the Moon. That reveal is the hook that rolls directly into Project Moongazer.
Reaching the far side (Dark Side of the Moon map)
Project Moongazer is the chapter built around the far-side base. Its objectives include disabling two alarm controllers inside the facility as you push further into the reverse side of the moon. Working through it is what expands your map coverage past the bright, front-facing lunar zones and into the darker, more hostile areas.
You know it worked when the Dark Side of the Moon map opens. That unlock grants the “Any color you want” achievement. The brighter surface region unlocks a separate map layer, tracked by the “Blue Moon” achievement for opening the Lunar Highlands map, so the two sides register as distinct maps in your interface.
| Achievement | Condition |
|---|---|
| Blue Moon | Open the Lunar Highlands map. |
| Any color you want | Open the Dark Side of the Moon map. |
| One moon in the sky | Defeat Ungi’s second Megakuuhenki. |
| “Ungyen Circle, forward four!” | Start the Ungyen Circle’s power engine. |
Exploration conditions on the Frost Moon
The Frost Moon does not play like an ordinary open-world coastline. Gravity is much lower than on Teyvat, so traversal leans heavily on vertical movement across raised structures and layered routes. Both the moon map and Teyvat now use a layered display that shows your current vertical level in real time.
Several areas add environmental pressure through Archaeolune hazards, unstable celestial storms, and lunar vines that block turbines and power systems. Occlusion fields act as safe pockets you need to stay inside while restoring power. The far side leans harder into this design, with dim lighting, abandoned structures, and heavier contamination compared with the brighter Lunar Highlands.
Note: The Frost Moon carries limited-time exploration rewards, so working through the map early in the version is worth prioritizing.
Frost Moon lore in short
The Frost Moon is the second of the Three Moons of Teyvat and is described as the brightest of them. It is the only moon that stayed intact through the war of funerary flame, which shattered the other two, though it was banished beyond the false sky. It is linked to the goddess Canon, and the Frostmoon Scions foretold a new goddess in the birth of Columbina.
During the Archon Quest Song of the Welkin Moon, Act VIII: True Moon, the Frost Moon is revitalized and drawn back into the interior of the false sky. Version 6.7 closes out the Song of the Welkin Moon arc, making the moon expansion the final major piece of that storyline before the game moves into its next chapter.
