Current Moon Phase
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2019
Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts round 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon will rise in the east in mid-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible though most of the night sky setting a few hour before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
PHASE DETAILS
Illumination: 68%
Moon Age: 9.16 days
Moon Angle: 0.52
Moon Distance: 382,449.63 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 151,658,123.02 km
Current Planetary Positions
August 08, 2019
08:57 pm GMT (6:57 AM AEST)
Tropical Zodiac
Moon:00 Sagittarius 12
Mercury:27 Cancer 07
Venus:14 Leo 33
Mars:24 Leo 04
Jupiter:14 Sagittarius 31 Rx
Saturn:15 Capricorn 09 Rx
Uranus:06 Taurus 37
Neptune:18 Pisces 09 Rx
Pluto:21 Capricorn 18 Rx
Earth:3
Air:0
Water:2
Fixed:4
Mutable:3