Moon Phase
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From Moongiant.com
The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a First Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark. On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west. The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
Visit the October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s First Quarter Phase
The First Quarter on October 13 has an illumination of 54%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On October 13 the Moon is 7.76 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.
The 8 Lunar Phases
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Phase Details
Illumination: 54%
Moon Age: 7.76 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,063.85 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,218,784.35 km
Useful Moon Resources
Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com
For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society
Northern Hemisphere Planetary Positions
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From Custom Planetary Positions
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From Time and Date
Northwestern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 13, 2021
09:05 pm GMT 4:00 PM CT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:00 Aquarius 10
Mercury:12 Libra 11 Rx
Venus:06 Sagittarius 58
Mars:18 Libra 52
Jupiter:22 Aquarius 22 Rx
Saturn:06 Aquarius 53
Uranus:13 Taurus 40 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 01 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:02 Gemini 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:03 Gemini 43 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Gemini 42
Chiron:10 Aries 12 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 04 Rx
Pallas:11 Pisces 06 Rx
Juno:19 Sagittarius 57
Vesta:12 Scorpio 01
Eris:24 Aries 16 Rx
Earth:2
Air:10
Water:3
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
13 October 2021
02:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:26 Capricorn 07
Mercury:12 Libra 26 Rx
Venus:06 Sagittarius 38
Mars:18 Libra 40
Jupiter:22 Aquarius 22 Rx
Saturn:06 Aquarius 53
Uranus:13 Taurus 41 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 01 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:02 Gemini 35 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:03 Gemini 44 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Gemini 40
Chiron:10 Aries 12 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 04 Rx
Pallas:11 Pisces 08 Rx
Juno:19 Sagittarius 52
Vesta:11 Scorpio 52
Eris:24 Aries 16 Rx
Earth:3
Air:9
Water:3
Fixed:4
Mutable:8
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