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
London, England
July 10, 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:10 Virgo 39
Mercury:12 Leo 35
Venus:28 Cancer 30
Mars:22 Taurus 43
Jupiter:10 Gemini 13
Saturn:19 Pisces 20 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 08
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 14
Chiron:23 Aries 25
Ceres:13 Capricorn 27 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47
Juno:20 Virgo 28
Vesta:09 Leo 02
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Chicago, Illinois
July 10, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:13 Virgo 39
Mercury:12 Leo 57
Venus:28 Cancer 48
Mars:22 Taurus 53
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 44 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):01 Libra 15
Chiron:23 Aries 25
Ceres:13 Capricorn 24 Rx
Pallas:19 Scorpio 47
Juno:20 Virgo 33
Vesta:09 Leo 09
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
Los Angels, California
July 10, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:14 Virgo 38
Mercury:13 Leo 04
Venus:28 Cancer 55
Mars:22 Taurus 57
Jupiter:10 Gemini 18
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 11
Eris:25 Aries 29
Earth:5
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:6
Mutable:5
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