Moz refreshes its link index approximately once per month, which is when you'll see Domain Authority and Page Authority scores update across your entire site. They don't announce exact dates in advance, but updates typically happen around mid-month. You can track the last index update date in your Moz account dashboard or by watching their Twitter announcements. Page-level metrics like PA for individual URLs update separately based on Moz's crawl schedule. High-authority pages get recrawled more frequently (sometimes weekly), while lower-priority pages might wait 4–8 weeks between crawls. This means a new page you publish won't show a PA score immediately—it needs to be discovered and processed first. A few things affect how quickly you see score changes: - Link velocity matters. If you built 20 strong backlinks last week, you won't see DA movement until Moz's next index refresh captures those links. - Moz only counts links they've crawled. A link from a brand-new site might not register for months. - Competitor activity influences your score too, since DA is relative. Your raw link profile might improve, but if competitors improved faster, your DA could drop. At Ottawa SEO, we treat Moz scores as a monthly check-in, not a daily KPI. We pull DA/PA data right after index updates to track long-term trajectory, but we don't obsess over small fluctuations. A 3-point DA swing usually reflects index noise, not real ranking impact. If you need faster feedback on link acquisition, use Google Search Console's link report (updates every few days) or Ahrefs (updates every 15–30 minutes for their own metrics). Moz is better for historical trends and competitor benchmarking than real-time link monitoring. For Canadian local SEO clients, we find DA useful for comparing against Toronto or Montreal competitors in the same vertical, but we never optimize specifically to chase a Moz number.