Current Moon Phase
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From Moongiant.com
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 about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on October 15 has an illumination of 75%. 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 15 the Moon is 9.82 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: 75%
Moon Age: 9.82 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 377,160.17 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,133,736.11 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
Southeastern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
15 October 2021
05:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:18 Aquarius 11
Mercury:11 Libra 13 Rx
Venus:08 Sagittarius 23
Mars:19 Libra 45
Jupiter:22 Aquarius 21 Rx
Saturn:06 Aquarius 54
Uranus:13 Taurus 37 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 59 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:02 Gemini 32 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:03 Gemini 39 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 01 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 53 Rx
Juno:20 Sagittarius 19
Vesta:12 Scorpio 43
Air:10
Water:3
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
15 October 2021
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:25 Aquarius 57
Mercury:10 Libra 53 Rx
Venus:09 Sagittarius 01
Mars:20 Libra 08
Jupiter:22 Aquarius 20 Rx
Saturn:06 Aquarius 54
Uranus:13 Taurus 36 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 58 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 20
True Lunar Node:02 Gemini 29 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:03 Gemini 37 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Gemini 54
Chiron:10 Aries 07 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 00 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 48 Rx
Juno:20 Sagittarius 29
Vesta:13 Scorpio 01
Earth:2
Air:10
Water:3
Fixed:5
Mutable:8
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