August 31, 2024 Current Moon Phase and Planetary Positions for the Northern Hemispheres

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for today is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 26.7 days old and 7.47% illuminated with a tilt of -24.824°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 396,954.17 km and the moon sign is Leo.

The Moon phase for today 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: 26.7 days

Moon illumination: 7.47%

Moon tilt: -24.824°

Moon angle: 0.5

Moon distance: 396,954.17 km

Moon sign: Leo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

31 August 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Virgo 32
Moon:09 Leo 15
Mercury:21 Leo 52
Venus:02 Libra 20
Mars:27 Gemini 20
Jupiter:18 Gemini 58
Saturn:16 Pisces 37 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 15
Neptune:29 Pisces 04 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 02 Rx

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 52 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 59 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):06 Libra 59

Chiron:22 Aries 59 Rx
Ceres:07 Capricorn 34
Pallas:27 Scorpio 46
Juno:07 Libra 25
Vesta:03 Virgo 03

Eris:25 Aries 21 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Chicago, Illinois

August 31, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Virgo 46
Moon:12 Leo 20
Mercury:21 Leo 57
Venus:02 Libra 38
Mars:27 Gemini 29
Jupiter:18 Gemini 59
Saturn:16 Pisces 36 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 15
Neptune:29 Pisces 04 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 01 Rx

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Libra 01

Chiron:22 Aries 59 Rx
Ceres:07 Capricorn 35
Pallas:27 Scorpio 50
Juno:07 Libra 30
Vesta:03 Virgo 10

Eris:25 Aries 21 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Los Angels, California

August 31, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:08 Virgo 51
Moon:13 Leo 21
Mercury:21 Leo 59
Venus:02 Libra 44
Mars:27 Gemini 32
Jupiter:19 Gemini 00
Saturn:16 Pisces 36 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 15
Neptune:29 Pisces 04 Rx
Pluto:00 Aquarius 01 Rx

True Lunar Node:06 Aries 51 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):07 Libra 01

Chiron:22 Aries 59 Rx
Ceres:07 Capricorn 35
Pallas:27 Scorpio 51
Juno:07 Libra 32
Vesta:03 Virgo 12

Eris:25 Aries 21 Rx

Fire:6
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:3
Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6