Source: MoonGiant.com
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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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The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.
Visit the July 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on July 25 has an illumination of 78%. 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 25 the Moon is 19.3 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: 78%
Moon Age: 19.30 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,371.13 km
Sun Angle: 0.52
Sun Distance: 151,937,141.86 km
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
London, England
25 July 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:27 Pisces 40
Mercury:29 Leo 38
Venus:16 Leo 56
Mars:03 Gemini 10
Jupiter:13 Gemini 12
Saturn:18 Pisces 54 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 39
Neptune:29 Pisces 47 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 49 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 57 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):02 Libra 53
Chiron:23 Aries 32
Ceres:10 Capricorn 27 Rx
Pallas:20 Scorpio 35
Juno:25 Virgo 03
Vesta:15 Leo 50
Eris:25 Aries 30 Rx
Earth:3
Air:4
Water:4
Fixed:7
Mutable:6
Chicago, Illinois
July 25, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:01 Aries 17
Mercury:29 Leo 49
Venus:17 Leo 14
Mars:03 Gemini 20
Jupiter:13 Gemini 15
Saturn:18 Pisces 53 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 40
Neptune:29 Pisces 47 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 49 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 56 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):02 Libra 55
Chiron:23 Aries 32
Ceres:10 Capricorn 24 Rx
Pallas:20 Scorpio 37
Juno:25 Virgo 08
Vesta:15 Leo 57
Eris:25 Aries 30 Rx
Earth:3
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
Los Angels, California
July 25, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:02 Aries 29
Mercury:29 Leo 53
Venus:17 Leo 20
Mars:03 Gemini 24
Jupiter:13 Gemini 16
Saturn:18 Pisces 53 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 40
Neptune:29 Pisces 47 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 49 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 56 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):02 Libra 56
Chiron:23 Aries 32
Ceres:10 Capricorn 23 Rx
Pallas:20 Scorpio 37
Juno:25 Virgo 10
Vesta:15 Leo 59
Eris:25 Aries 30 Rx
Earth:3
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:7
Mutable:5
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