Day: November 16, 2023

A Thought for Today

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This is a prayer/spell I really need today. Brain fog is bad from a fibromyalgia flare and not enough sleep. Sitting doing some other posts and I forgot what I was doing in the middle of them…LOL. I have to laugh with myself or I’d be in tears again like earlier in the week. At least the lingering covid symptoms are easing up. Anyway, we’re getting an extra Thought for Today which is a good thing I think.

I wish you all good health and memory!

November 16, 2023 Current Moon Phase 

Current Moon Phase 

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.

From MoonGiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the November 2023 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on November 16 has an illumination of 11%. 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 16 the Moon is 3.17 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.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 11%
Moon Age: 3.17 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,743.29 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,924,938.16 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

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.