Source: nineplanets.org

Moon Phase

The current moon phase for July 8th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 2.49 days old and 6.12% illuminated with a tilt of 143.385°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 396,404.82 km and the moon sign is Leo.

The Moon phase for July 8th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 2.49 days

Moon illumination: 6.12%

Moon tilt: 143.385°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 396,404.82 km

Moon sign: Leo

Planetary Positions

Easter Island, Chile

July 08, 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

July 08, 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00  PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:16 Cancer 25
Moon:11 Leo 38
Mercury:09 Leo 03
Venus:25 Cancer 35
Mars:21 Taurus 02
Jupiter:09 Gemini 44
Saturn:19 Pisces 22 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 02
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 13 Rx

True Lunar Node:10 Aries 21 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 52 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):00 Libra 58

Chiron:23 Aries 23
Ceres:13 Capricorn 58 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47 Rx
Juno:19 Virgo 47
Vesta:07 Leo 59

Eris:25 Aries 29

Fire:7
Earth:4
Air:3
Water:5

Cardinal:8
Fixed:7
Mutable:4

Cape Town, South Africa

July 08, 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)