Current Moon Phase
TOMORROW – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Today 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: 2%
Moon Age: 28.05 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,297.74 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,927,046.84 km
Custom Planetary Positions
September 27, 2019
11:00 am GMT (6:00 AM CDT)
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:15 Virgo 21
Mercury:21 Libra 21
Venus:16 Libra 01
Mars:25 Virgo 41
Jupiter:17 Sagittarius 43
Saturn:13 Capricorn 59
Uranus:05 Taurus 48 Rx
Neptune:16 Pisces 51 Rx
Pluto:20 Capricorn 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:14 Cancer 08 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:13 Cancer 18 Rx
Chiron:03 Aries 38 Rx
Ceres:12 Sagittarius 56
Pallas:12 Scorpio 24
Juno:15 Virgo 03
Vesta:27 Taurus 37 Rx
Eris:23 Aries 58 Rx
Earth:7
Air:3
Water:4
Fixed:3
Mutable:6