Current Moon Phase
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 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: 1%
Moon Age: 28.78 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 366,792.87 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,658,263.28 km
Custom Planetary Positions
October 27, 2019
11:00 am GMT (6:00 AM CDT)
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:24 Libra 07
Mercury:26 Scorpio 33
Venus:23 Scorpio 18
Mars:15 Libra 03
Jupiter:22 Sagittarius 30
Saturn:15 Capricorn 08
Uranus:04 Taurus 39 Rx
Neptune:16 Pisces 11 Rx
Pluto:20 Capricorn 47
True Lunar Node:10 Cancer 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Cancer 43 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):19 Pisces 43
Chiron:02 Aries 22 Rx
Ceres:22 Sagittarius 47
Pallas:24 Scorpio 53
Juno:27 Virgo 08
Vesta:23 Taurus 39 Rx
Eris:23 Aries 40 Rx
Earth:5
Air:2
Water:8
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
