
Source: nineplanets.org
The current moon phase for September 21st, 2024 is the Waning Gibbous phase.
On this day, the moon is 17.69 days old and 88.26% illuminated with a tilt of -68.118°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 362,508.30 km and the moon sign is Taurus.
The Moon phase for September 21st, 2024 is a Waning Gibbous phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon where the illumination of the moon decreases each day until it reaches 50% (the Last Quarter phase).
The waning (shrinking) gibbous Moon will rise after sunset in the east, transit the meridian after midnight, before setting after sunrise in the west.
During this phase, the illumination of the moon will go down from 99.% to 50.1%. Technically, the phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed, but it can be difficult to calculate and differentiate the first stage of a Waning Gibbous Moon from a Full Moon when 98-99% of the Moon’s surface is illuminated.
Fun fact: the word Gibbous was first used in the 14th century and comes from the latin word gibbosus which means humpbacked.
Phase Details
Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon age: 17.69 days
Moon illumination: 88.26%
Moon tilt: -68.118°
Moon angle: 0.55
Moon distance: 362,508.30 km
Moon sign: Taurus

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
21 September 2024
02:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:10 Taurus 29
Mercury:20 Virgo 17
Venus:27 Libra 32
Mars:09 Cancer 28
Jupiter:20 Gemini 47
Saturn:15 Pisces 03 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 31 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 45 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 38
Mean Lunar Node:06 Aries 54 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Libra 16
Chiron:22 Aries 15 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 21
Pallas:03 Sagittarius 53
Juno:14 Libra 40
Vesta:12 Virgo 50
Eris:25 Aries 12 Rx
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:2
Mutable:7
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Cape Town, South Africa
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:15 Taurus 22
Mercury:20 Virgo 54
Venus:27 Libra 56
Mars:09 Cancer 39
Jupiter:20 Gemini 49
Saturn:15 Pisces 02 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 06 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 30 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 45 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 38
Mean Lunar Node:06 Aries 53 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Libra 18
Chiron:22 Aries 15 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 24
Pallas:03 Sagittarius 59
Juno:14 Libra 47
Vesta:12 Virgo 59
Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:2
Mutable:7
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Easter Island, Chile
21 September 2024
06:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:20 Taurus 12
Mercury:21 Virgo 31
Venus:28 Libra 21
Mars:09 Cancer 51
Jupiter:20 Gemini 50
Saturn:15 Pisces 00 Rx
Uranus:27 Taurus 05 Rx
Neptune:28 Pisces 30 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 44 Rx
True Lunar Node:06 Aries 38
Mean Lunar Node:06 Aries 51 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Libra 21
Chiron:22 Aries 14 Rx
Ceres:09 Capricorn 27
Pallas:04 Sagittarius 06
Juno:14 Libra 54
Vesta:13 Virgo 09
Eris:25 Aries 11 Rx
Earth:7
Air:4
Water:3
Fixed:2
Mutable:7
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