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 9 has an illumination of 12%. 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 9 the Moon is 3.39 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: 12%
Moon Age: 3.39 days
Moon Angle: 0.50
Moon Distance: 401,871.90 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 152,089,038.17 km
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
London, England
July 09, 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:28 Leo 35
Mercury:11 Leo 07
Venus:27 Cancer 16
Mars:22 Taurus 00
Jupiter:10 Gemini 01
Saturn:19 Pisces 21 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 05
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 12 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Aries 10 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 48 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 07
Chiron:23 Aries 24
Ceres:13 Capricorn 40 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47 Rx
Juno:20 Virgo 11
Vesta:08 Leo 36
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:4
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:7
Mutable:4
Chicago, Illinois
July 09, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12 :00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:01 Virgo 37
Mercury:11 Leo 29
Venus:27 Cancer 35
Mars:22 Taurus 11
Jupiter:10 Gemini 04
Saturn:19 Pisces 21 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 06
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 11 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Aries 08 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 47 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 09
Chiron:23 Aries 25
Ceres:13 Capricorn 37 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47 Rx
Juno:20 Virgo 15
Vesta:08 Leo 42
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Los Angels, California
July 09, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:02 Virgo 38
Mercury:11 Leo 37
Venus:27 Cancer 41
Mars:22 Taurus 15
Jupiter:10 Gemini 05
Saturn:19 Pisces 21 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 06
Neptune:29 Pisces 55 Rx
Pluto:01 Aquarius 11 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Aries 07 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:10 Aries 46 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 09
Chiron:23 Aries 25
Ceres:13 Capricorn 36 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47 Rx
Juno:20 Virgo 17
Vesta:08 Leo 45
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
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