Source: nineplanets.org
The current moon phase for August 1st, 2024 is the Waning Crescent phase.
On this day, the moon is 26.3 days old and 10.82% illuminated with a tilt of -39.858°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 386,037.70 km and the moon sign is Cancer.
The Moon phase for August 1st, 2024 is a Waning Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon).
In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated.
The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows.
The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.
Assuming it’s a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.
Fun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise.
Phase Details
Phase: Waning Crescent
Moon age: 26.3 days
Moon illumination: 10.82%
Moon tilt: -39.858°
Moon angle: 0.52
Moon distance: 386,037.70 km
Moon sign: Cancer
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1 August 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:29 Gemini 17
Mercury:03 Virgo 24
Venus:25 Leo 04
Mars:07 Gemini 41
Jupiter:14 Gemini 25
Saturn:18 Pisces 36 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 51
Neptune:29 Pisces 42 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 40 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 33 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 36 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 37
Chiron:23 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 22 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 24
Juno:27 Virgo 11
Vesta:18 Leo 52
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:4
Air:5
Water:3
Fixed:6
Mutable:7
Cape Town, South Africa
1 August 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:03 Cancer 39
Mercury:03 Virgo 30
Venus:25 Leo 29
Mars:07 Gemini 54
Jupiter:14 Gemini 29
Saturn:18 Pisces 35 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 51
Neptune:29 Pisces 42 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 30 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 35 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 40
Chiron:23 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 19 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 26
Juno:27 Virgo 17
Vesta:19 Leo 01
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:4
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
Easter Island, Chile
1 August 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:08 Cancer 00
Mercury:03 Virgo 36
Venus:25 Leo 53
Mars:08 Gemini 08
Jupiter:14 Gemini 32
Saturn:18 Pisces 34 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 52
Neptune:29 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 39 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 27 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 34 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 42
Chiron:23 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 17 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 29
Juno:27 Virgo 24
Vesta:19 Leo 11
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:4
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
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