
Source: nineplanets.org
The current moon phase for today is the Waning Gibbous phase.
On this day, the moon is 21.11 days old and 61.94% illuminated with a tilt of -68.812°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 368,993.46 km and the moon sign is Aries.
The Moon phase for today is a Waning Gibbous phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon where the illumination of the moon decreases each day until it reaches 50% (the Last Quarter phase).
The waning (shrinking) gibbous Moon will rise after sunset in the east, transit the meridian after midnight, before setting after sunrise in the west.
During this phase, the illumination of the moon will go down from 99.% to 50.1%. Technically, the phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed, but it can be difficult to calculate and differentiate the first stage of a Waning Gibbous Moon from a Full Moon when 98-99% of the Moon’s surface is illuminated.
Fun fact: the word Gibbous was first used in the 14th century and comes from the latin word gibbosus which means humpbacked.
Phase Details
Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon age: 21.11 days
Moon illumination: 61.94%
Moon tilt: -68.812°
Moon angle: 0.54
Moon distance: 368,993.46 km
Moon sign: Aries

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
28 July 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:05 Taurus 02
Mercury:01 Virgo 28
Venus:20 Leo 09
Mars:04 Gemini 58
Jupiter:13 Gemini 41
Saturn:18 Pisces 47 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 44
Neptune:29 Pisces 45 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 45 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 48
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 48 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 11
Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:10 Capricorn 00 Rx
Pallas:20 Scorpio 53
Juno:25 Virgo 53
Vesta:17 Leo 02
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:7
Mutable:6
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Cape Town, South Africa
28 July 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:09 Taurus 41
Mercury:01 Virgo 40
Venus:20 Leo 34
Mars:05 Gemini 11
Jupiter:13 Gemini 45
Saturn:18 Pisces 46 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 45
Neptune:29 Pisces 45 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 45 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 47 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 13
Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 56 Rx
Pallas:20 Scorpio 55
Juno:26 Virgo 00
Vesta:17 Leo 11
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:7
Mutable:6
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Easter Island, Chile
28 July 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:14 Taurus 19
Mercury:01 Virgo 52
Venus:20 Leo 58
Mars:05 Gemini 25
Jupiter:13 Gemini 49
Saturn:18 Pisces 45 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 45
Neptune:29 Pisces 45 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 44 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 46 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 15
Chiron:23 Aries 32 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 53 Rx
Pallas:20 Scorpio 57
Juno:26 Virgo 06
Vesta:17 Leo 20
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:5
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:7
Mutable:6
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