Current Moon Phase
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019
Todaynthe 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: 39%
Moon Age: 23.18 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 367,147.19 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,861,991.77 km
Custom Planetary Positions
October 22, 2019
11:00 am GMT (6:00 AM CDT)
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:10 Leo 43
Mercury:23 Scorpio 04
Venus:17 Scorpio 05
Mars:11 Libra 48
Jupiter:21 Sagittarius 35
Saturn:14 Capricorn 51
Uranus:04 Taurus 51 Rx
Neptune:16 Pisces 17 Rx
Pluto:20 Capricorn 43
True Lunar Node:11 Cancer 24 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Cancer 58 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Pisces 09
Chiron:02 Aries 33 Rx
Ceres:21 Sagittarius 02
Pallas:22 Scorpio 46
Juno:25 Virgo 12
Vesta:24 Taurus 43 Rx
Eris:23 Aries 43 Rx
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:7
Fixed:6
Mutable:5