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.
Useful Moon Resources
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The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a First Quarter phase. This phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark. On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west. The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.
Visit the September 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s First Quarter Phase
The First Quarter on September 11 has an illumination of 53%. 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 September 11 the Moon is 7.63 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: 53%
Moon Age: 7.63 days
Moon Angle: 0.51
Moon Distance: 388,987.92 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,554,650.93 km
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
11 September 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:16 Sagittarius 51
Mercury:02 Virgo 40
Venus:15 Libra 20
Mars:03 Cancer 44
Jupiter:20 Gemini 03
Saturn:15 Pisces 48 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 47 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 52 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 45
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 25 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Libra 10
Chiron:22 Aries 39 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 12
Pallas:00 Sagittarius 47
Juno:11 Libra 08
Vesta:08 Virgo 05
Eris:25 Aries 17 Rx
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:1
Mutable:8
Cape Town, South Africa
11 September 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:21 Sagittarius 05
Mercury:03 Virgo 11
Venus:15 Libra 44
Mars:03 Cancer 56
Jupiter:20 Gemini 05
Saturn:15 Pisces 47 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 47 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 51 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 24 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Libra 12
Chiron:22 Aries 38 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 14
Pallas:00 Sagittarius 53
Juno:11 Libra 15
Vesta:08 Virgo 14
Eris:25 Aries 16 Rx
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:1
Mutable:8
Easter Island, Chile
11 September 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:25 Sagittarius 21
Mercury:03 Virgo 43
Venus:16 Libra 08
Mars:04 Cancer 08
Jupiter:20 Gemini 07
Saturn:15 Pisces 45 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 13 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 46 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 51 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 45 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 23 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Libra 14
Chiron:22 Aries 37 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 16
Pallas:00 Sagittarius 59
Juno:11 Libra 22
Vesta:08 Virgo 24
Eris:25 Aries 16 Rx
Earth:6
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:1
Mutable:8
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