Source: nineplanets.org
The current moon phase for August 3rd, 2024 is the Waning Crescent phase.
On this day, the moon is 28.53 days old and 1.1% illuminated with a tilt of 17.036°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 393,652.44 km and the moon sign is Leo.
The Moon phase for August 3rd, 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: 28.53 days
Moon illumination: 1.1%
Moon tilt: 17.036°
Moon angle: 0.51
Moon distance: 393,652.44 km
Moon sign: Leo
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
3 August 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:25 Cancer 10
Mercury:03 Virgo 55
Venus:27 Leo 31
Mars:09 Gemini 02
Jupiter:14 Gemini 46
Saturn:18 Pisces 29 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 54
Neptune:29 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 37 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 14 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 29 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 51
Chiron:23 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 05 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 41
Juno:27 Virgo 50
Vesta:19 Leo 48
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:4
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
Cape Town, South Africa
3 August 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:29 Cancer 24
Mercury:03 Virgo 58
Venus:27 Leo 56
Mars:09 Gemini 15
Jupiter:14 Gemini 50
Saturn:18 Pisces 28 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 54
Neptune:29 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 36 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 11 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 53
Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 03 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 44
Juno:27 Virgo 56
Vesta:19 Leo 57
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:4
Fixed:6
Mutable:6
Easter Island, Chile
3 August 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:03 Leo 36
Mercury:04 Virgo 01
Venus:28 Leo 21
Mars:09 Gemini 29
Jupiter:14 Gemini 53
Saturn:18 Pisces 27 Rx
Uranus:26 Taurus 55
Neptune:29 Pisces 40 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 36 Rx
True Lunar Node:08 Aries 07 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:09 Aries 27 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):03 Libra 55
Chiron:23 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 00 Rx
Pallas:21 Scorpio 47
Juno:28 Virgo 03
Vesta:20 Leo 06
Eris:25 Aries 29 Rx
Earth:4
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:7
Mutable:6
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