Current Moon Phase
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019
Tommorow the Moon will be in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this phase the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
PHASE DETAILS
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 27.68 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 371,421.54 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,868,009.75 km
Current Planetary Positions
July 30, 2019
10:00 am GMT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:13 Cancer 21
Mercury:24 Cancer 06 Rx
Venus:02 Leo 53
Mars:18 Leo 04
Jupiter:14 Sagittarius 44 Rx
Saturn:15 Capricorn 45 Rx
Uranus:06 Taurus 33
Neptune:18 Pisces 20 Rx
Pluto:21 Capricorn 31 Rx
True Lunar Node:17 Cancer 36
Mean Lunar Node:16 Cancer 26 Rx
Chiron:05 Aries 45 Rx
Ceres:00 Sagittarius 59
Pallas:20 Libra 58
Juno:18 Leo 43
Vesta:18 Taurus 22
Eris:24 Aries 19 Rx
Earth:4
Air:1
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:3