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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 November 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on November 17 has an illumination of 97%. 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 November 17 the Moon is 13.07 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: 97%
Moon Age: 13.07 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 400,589.83 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,877,497.98 km
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Northeastern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe
17 November 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:06 Taurus 53
Mercury:18 Scorpio 52
Venus:10 Capricorn 55
Mars:12 Scorpio 13
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 51
Saturn:08 Aquarius 03
Uranus:12 Taurus 16 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 44
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 53 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 33
Chiron:08 Aries 54 Rx
Ceres:07 Gemini 18 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 19
Juno:00 Capricorn 58
Vesta:00 Sagittarius 35
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7
Northwestern Hemisphere For 1700 CST GMT 2300 Post 1700 CT
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA
November 17, 2021
11:00 pm GMT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:10 Taurus 23
Mercury:19 Scorpio 20
Venus:11 Capricorn 09
Mars:12 Scorpio 25
Jupiter:23 Aquarius 52
Saturn:08 Aquarius 04
Uranus:12 Taurus 15 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 27 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 45
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 52 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):13 Gemini 35
Chiron:08 Aries 53 Rx
Ceres:07 Gemini 14 Rx
Pallas:09 Pisces 20
Juno:01 Capricorn 04
Vesta:00 Sagittarius 44
Eris:23 Aries 56 Rx
Earth:5
Air:6
Water:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:7
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