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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waxing Crescent Phase. Best seen in the west after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. This is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and mostly dark except for the right edge of the moon which becomes brighter as the days get closer to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination.

Visit the September 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on September 7 has an illumination of 17%. 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 7 the Moon is 3.95 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

7 September 2024

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

Chicago, Illinois

September 07, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

September 17, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

6 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Chicago, Illinois

September 06, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Los Angels, California

September 06, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for September 5th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 2.14 days old and 4.69% illuminated with a tilt of 154.882°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 406,175.31 km and the moon sign is Libra.

The Moon phase for September 5th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent 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. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Phase Details

Phase: Waxing Crescent

Moon age: 2.14 days

Moon illumination: 4.69%

Moon tilt: 154.882°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 406,175.31 km

Moon sign: Libra

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

5 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cardinal:11
Fixed:3
Mutable:5

Chicago, Illinois

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

Los Angels, California

September 05, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for September 4th, 2024 is the Waxing Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 1.12 days old and 1.45% illuminated with a tilt of 151.834°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 405,600.68 km and the moon sign is Virgo.

The Moon phase for September 4th, 2024 is a Waxing Crescent phase. This is the phase where the moon started to become visible again after the New Moon.

In this part of the moon cycle, the Moon is moving away from the Sun and is becoming more and more illuminated by sunlight. In this phase, the moon will go from 0.1% to 49.9% illuminated before reaching the First Quarter phase.

In the Waxing Crescent phase the moon rises before noon in the east, transits the meridian before sunset, before setting in the west before midnight.

The Waxing Crescent 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. The moon is close to the Sun in the sky and the right edge will become brighter as it approaches 50% illumination and the First Quarter phase

Fun fact: although only a small part of the Moon is illuminated in the Waxing Crescent phase, you can still sometimes see the rest of moon as faintly visible. This is known as “earthshine” or Da Vinci glow and is a result of sunlight being reflected off the Earth and back to the Moon.

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

4 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Chicago, Illinois

September 04, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

September 04, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

Visit the September 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s New Moon Phase

The New Moon on September 3 has an illumination of 0%. 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 3 the Moon is 0.37 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

3 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Chicago, Illinois

September 03, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

September 03, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for September 2nd, 2024 is the Waning Crescent phase.

On this day, the moon is 28.77 days old and 0.57% illuminated with a tilt of -6.507°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 402,411.51 km and the moon sign is Virgo.

The Moon phase for September 2nd, 2024 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: 28.77 days

Moon illumination: 0.57%

Moon tilt: -6.507°

Moon angle: 0.49

Moon distance: 402,411.51 km

Moon sign: Virgo

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

2 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Chicago, Illinois

September 02, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

September 02, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the September 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on September 1 has an illumination of 2%. 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 1 the Moon is 28.08 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

1 September 2024
11:00 am GMT 12:00 PM BST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Chicago, Illinois

September 01, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Cardinal:8
Fixed:5
Mutable:6

Los Angels, California

September 01, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

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)

Chicago, Illinois

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

Los Angels, California

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

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. This phase is best viewed just before the sunrise in the western sky. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the August 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on August 29 has an illumination of 19%. 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 August 29 the Moon is 25.25 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 29, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 29, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

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

On this day, the moon is 23.6 days old and 31.15% illuminated with a tilt of -45.909°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 384,960.76 km and the moon sign is Gemini.

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: 23.6 days

Moon illumination: 31.15%

Moon tilt: -45.909°

Moon angle: 0.52

Moon distance: 384,960.76 km

Moon sign: Gemini

Source: nineplanets.org 

The current moon phase for today is the Last Quarter phase.

On this day, the moon is 21.52 days old and 53.18% illuminated with a tilt of -59.091°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 375,167.12 km and the moon sign is Taurus.

The Moon phase for today is the Last Quarter phase, which is also sometimes known as the Third Quarter. In this phase, the moon has completed three quarters of it’s orbit around the earth and exactly half of the moon is illuminated and half is in darkness.

The Last Quarter phase comes roughly 3 weeks after the New Moon and this is when the moon has completed three quarters of its orbit around the Earth (hence the name, Last Quarter). The moon will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon, transits the meridian at sunrise, before setting at noon in the west.

The Last Quarter of the moon phase cycle happens on one day. It’s followed by the intermediate phase, Waning Crescent, and will become less illuminated every day until it reaches the New Moon phase.

Fun fact: if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the left side of the moon will be illuminated during the Last Quarter. If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, the right side is illuminated.

Phase Details

Phase: Last Quarter

Moon age: 21.52 days

Moon illumination: 53.18%

Moon tilt: -59.091°

Moon angle: 0.53

Moon distance: 375,167.12 km

Moon sign: Taurus

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.

Visit the August 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on August 25 has an illumination of 60%. 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 August 25 the Moon is 21.21 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

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.

Visit the August 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on August 24 has an illumination of 71%. 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 August 24 the Moon is 20.13 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 24, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 24, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a  Moon will be in a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.

Visit the August 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on August 23 has an illumination of 81%. 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 August 23 the Moon is 19.03 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

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

Los Angels, California

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

Source: nineplanets.org

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

On this day, the moon is 17.54 days old and 92.12% illuminated with a tilt of -36.305°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 360,847.95 km and the moon sign is Aries.

The Moon phase for today 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.

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 22, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 22, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

The current moon phase for August 21st, 2024 is the Waning Gibbous phase.

On this day, the moon is 16.34 days old and 98.13% illuminated with a tilt of -64.882°. The approximate distance from Earth to the moon is 360,293.93 km and the moon sign is Pisces.

The Moon phase for August 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: 16.34 days

Moon illumination: 98.13%

Moon tilt: -64.882°

Moon angle: 0.55

Moon distance: 360,293.93 km

Moon sign: Pisces

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 21, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 21, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

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.

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning.

Visit the August 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Gibbous Phase

The Waning Gibbous on August 20 has an illumination of 99%. 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 August 20 the Moon is 15.59 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 20, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 20, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 19, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 19, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Source: nineplanets.org

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 August 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on August 18 has an illumination of 98%. 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 August 18 the Moon is 13.32 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

Source: currentplanetarypositions.com

London, England

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

Chicago, Illinois

August 18, 2024
05:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Los Angels, California

August 18, 2024
07:00 pm GMT 12:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)