Source: MoonGiant.com
You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious, you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else was born.
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.
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The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Gibbous phase. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This September Full Moon will be the forth and final supermoon of 2023.
During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the September 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on September 14 has an illumination of 82%. 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 14 the Moon is 10.67 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: 82%
Moon Age: 10.67 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 374,580.13 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 150,434,888.57 km
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
London, England
14 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:01 Aquarius 50
Mercury:08 Virgo 14
Venus:19 Libra 27
Mars:05 Cancer 42
Jupiter:20 Gemini 20
Saturn:15 Pisces 33 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 11 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 42 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 49 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 42 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 15 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Libra 32
Chiron:22 Aries 31 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 32
Pallas:01 Sagittarius 48
Juno:12 Libra 19
Vesta:09 Virgo 41
Eris:25 Aries 15 Rx
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:3
Fixed:2
Mutable:7
Chicago, Illinois
September 14, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:05 Aquarius 22
Mercury:08 Virgo 40
Venus:19 Libra 45
Mars:05 Cancer 51
Jupiter:20 Gemini 21
Saturn:15 Pisces 32 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 11 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 49 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Libra 34
Chiron:22 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 34
Pallas:01 Sagittarius 53
Juno:12 Libra 24
Vesta:09 Virgo 48
Eris:25 Aries 15 Rx
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:3
Fixed:2
Mutable:7
Los Angels, California
September 14, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:06 Aquarius 33
Mercury:08 Virgo 49
Venus:19 Libra 51
Mars:05 Cancer 54
Jupiter:20 Gemini 22
Saturn:15 Pisces 31 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 11 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 41 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 49 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 41 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:07 Aries 14 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):08 Libra 34
Chiron:22 Aries 30 Rx
Ceres:08 Capricorn 34
Pallas:01 Sagittarius 54
Juno:12 Libra 26
Vesta:09 Virgo 50
Eris:25 Aries 15 Rx
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:3
Fixed:2
Mutable:7
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