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.
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.
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Source: 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 July 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on July 10 has an illumination of 20%. 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 July 10 the Moon is 4.31 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
Illumination: 20%
Moon Age: 4.31 days
Moon Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 404,024.04 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,084,817.25 km
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
July 10, 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:06 Virgo 09
Mercury:12 Leo 02
Venus:28 Cancer 02
Mars:22 Taurus 27
Jupiter:10 Gemini 09
Saturn:19 Pisces 20 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 07
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 11 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Aries 06 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 46 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 11
Chiron:23 Aries 25
Ceres:13 Capricorn 32 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 46 Rx
Juno:20 Virgo 22
Vesta:08 Leo 52
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Cape Town, South Africa
July 10, 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:10 Virgo 09
Mercury:12 Leo 31
Venus:28 Cancer 27
Mars:22 Taurus 41
Jupiter:10 Gemini 13
Saturn:19 Pisces 20 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 07
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 10 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Aries 04 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 44 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 13
Chiron:23 Aries 25
Ceres:13 Capricorn 28 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 46
Juno:20 Virgo 28
Vesta:09 Leo 01
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Easter Island, Chile
July 10, 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:14 Virgo 09
Mercury:13 Leo 00
Venus:28 Cancer 51
Mars:22 Taurus 55
Jupiter:10 Gemini 17
Saturn:19 Pisces 20 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 08
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 10 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Aries 03 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 43 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 16
Chiron:23 Aries 26
Ceres:13 Capricorn 23 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47
Juno:20 Virgo 34
Vesta:09 Leo 10
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
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