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.
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 November 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase
The Waxing Gibbous on November 12 has an illumination of 86%. 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 November 12 the Moon is 11.18 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: 86%
Moon Age: 11.18 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 363,439.11 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 148,023,876.59 km
Source: currentplanetarypositions.com
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
12 November 2024
01:00 am GMT 12:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:26 Pisces 43
Mercury:12 Sagittarius 05
Venus:00 Capricorn 20
Mars:02 Leo 27
Jupiter:19 Gemini 30 Rx
Saturn:12 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:25 Taurus 27 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 19 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 52
True Lunar Node:05 Aries 50
Mean Lunar Node:04 Aries 09 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):15 Libra 01
Chiron:19 Aries 59 Rx
Ceres:21 Capricorn 34
Pallas:22 Sagittarius 36
Juno:03 Scorpio 01
Vesta:07 Libra 22
Eris:24 Aries 42 Rx
Earth:4
Air:3
Water:5
Fixed:4
Mutable:6
Cape Town, South Africa
12 November 2024
10:00 am GMT 12:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:02 Aries 11
Mercury:12 Sagittarius 32
Venus:00 Capricorn 46
Mars:02 Leo 33
Jupiter:19 Gemini 27 Rx
Saturn:12 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:25 Taurus 26 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 19 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 53
True Lunar Node:05 Aries 50
Mean Lunar Node:04 Aries 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):15 Libra 04
Chiron:19 Aries 59 Rx
Ceres:21 Capricorn 41
Pallas:22 Sagittarius 45
Juno:03 Scorpio 09
Vesta:07 Libra 33
Eris:24 Aries 41 Rx
Earth:4
Air:3
Water:4
Fixed:4
Mutable:5
Easter Island, Chile, South America
12 November 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM EASST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:06 Aries 28
Mercury:12 Sagittarius 53
Venus:01 Capricorn 07
Mars:02 Leo 38
Jupiter:19 Gemini 25 Rx
Saturn:12 Pisces 42 Rx
Uranus:25 Taurus 25 Rx
Neptune:27 Pisces 19 Rx
Pluto:29 Capricorn 53
True Lunar Node:05 Aries 50 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:04 Aries 06 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):15 Libra 06
Chiron:19 Aries 58 Rx
Ceres:21 Capricorn 47
Pallas:22 Sagittarius 52
Juno:03 Scorpio 15
Vesta:07 Libra 41
Eris:24 Aries 41 Rx
Earth:4
Air:3
Water:4
Fixed:4
Mutable:5
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