Tag: Eastern Hemisphere Planet Positions

May 21 Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

 The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 21, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:00 Gemini 42
Moon:22 Virgo 38
Mercury:21 Gemini 58
Venus:15 Gemini 18
Mars:17 Cancer 06
Jupiter:00 Pisces 46
Saturn:13 Aquarius 31
Uranus:11 Taurus 52
Neptune:22 Pisces 52
Pluto:26 Capricorn 41 Rx

True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 47 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 25 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):23 Taurus 36

Chiron:11 Aries 41
Ceres:05 Taurus 08
Pallas:21 Pisces 13
Juno:19 Sagittarius 56 Rx
Vesta:10 Virgo 16

Eris:24 Aries 30

Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:4
Mutable:11

  
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 
Currentplanetarypositions.com
 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 
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May 21 Moon Goddess’ Current Phase

Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. 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 moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the May 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on May 21 has an illumination of 68%. 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 May 21 the Moon is 9.13 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.

From 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

20 May Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 20, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Taurus 44
Moon:08 Virgo 55
Mercury:21 Gemini 16
Venus:14 Gemini 04
Mars:16 Cancer 29
Jupiter:00 Pisces 41
Saturn:13 Aquarius 31
Uranus:11 Taurus 48
Neptune:22 Pisces 51
Pluto:26 Capricorn 41 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 28 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Taurus 29
Chiron:11 Aries 39
Ceres:04 Taurus 45
Pallas:21 Pisces 00
Juno:20 Sagittarius 08 Rx
Vesta:10 Virgo 04
Eris:24 Aries 29
Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:4Cardinal:4
Fixed:5
Mutable:10


 
If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 
Currentplanetarypositions.com
 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 
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May 20 Moon Goddess’ Current Phase

Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Gibbous phase. 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 moon is then visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word “gibbosus” meaning humpbacked.
Visit the May 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waxing Gibbous Phase

The Waxing Gibbous on May 20 has an illumination of 58%. 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 May 20 the Moon is 8.1 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.

From 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

20 May Southern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions 

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia


The date in ( ) is because of us posting this from the Northern Hemisphere. So this post goes live at 8:00 AM AEDT on the date before the month. The date inside the ( ) is the date we have to use to get the timing right for you. That is also why the GMT time that shows at 10:00 PM.

20 May (19) 2021
10:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:29 Taurus 08
Moon:00 Virgo 34
Mercury:20 Gemini 48
Venus:13 Gemini 18
Mars:16 Cancer 06
Jupiter:00 Pisces 37
Saturn:13 Aquarius 30
Uranus:11 Taurus 46
Neptune:22 Pisces 50
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42 Rx

True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 48 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 30 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):23 Taurus 25

Chiron:11 Aries 37
Ceres:04 Taurus 30
Pallas:20 Pisces 52
Juno:20 Sagittarius 15 Rx
Vesta:09 Virgo 56

Eris:24 Aries 29

Fire:3
Earth:7
Air:5
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:5
Mutable:10


If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link Currentplanetarypositions.com
 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 
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Thursday’s Witchery

Today is the day for prosperity work of all kinds. It can also be used for healing work, whether that is a physical healing of an illness or an emotional healing. Also remember that you have to follow up your healing work and prosperity magick and physical action.

I can’t tell you the number of times I have met new witches who complain to me that their prosperity spell or “I need a better job” spell did not work as they expected. They’ll ramble on and on about how much time and money they spent working their magick….but, alas, they had no glorious manifestation of wealth or fabulous job that suddenly dropped out of the sky and landed in their laps.

Then, when I gently ask them, “Did you enchant your resume or application when you filled it out? Did you do a little confidence-boosting spellwork when you went to apply for the job or went to the interview?” typically they give me a blank, confused stare.

Nine times out of ten, their response is, “You mean I have to go out and actually look for the job too?” Um, yes, my dear, you certainly do. Magick follows the path of least resistance, which means it’s going to manifest along the simplest, quickest route. Get out there and hit the pavement. See what you can find. Times are tough and competition for good jobs is fierce, so you need whatever edge you can get. For folks like us, we’re going to get the edge by using our magick and our spellcraft.

Thursdays have such a rich source of magick for us to draw upon that, honestly, the sky is the limit. This is the day associated with the gods of the sky and heavens, after all. Get to know these deities and add their wisdom and magick into your days

–Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

May 18 Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 18, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)Sun:27 Taurus 49
Moon:12 Leo 43
Mercury:19 Gemini 40
Venus:11 Gemini 37
Mars:15 Cancer 15
Jupiter:00 Pisces 29
Saturn:13 Aquarius 30
Uranus:11 Taurus 42
Neptune:22 Pisces 49
Pluto:26 Capricorn 42 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 48
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 34 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Taurus 16
Chiron:11 Aries 33
Ceres:03 Taurus 58
Pallas:20 Pisces 34
Juno:20 Sagittarius 31 Rx
Vesta:09 Virgo 39
Eris:24 Aries 28
Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:4Cardinal:4
Fixed:6
Mutable:9

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 

Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date   


 

May 18 Moon Goddess’ Current Phase

Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 May 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 18 has an illumination of 37%. 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 May 18 the Moon is 6.12 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.

From 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

Tuesday’s Witchery

Tuesday’s Witchery

Tuesday is the day to work any magick that falls in the category of increasing strength, courage, bravery, and passion. All of these intense emotions are linked to this day’s energies, and spells designed around these themes will have extra punch when performed on this magickal day.

So, let’s add a little passion and conviction into your life! Break out the daring red pieces of your wardrobe, and put a little pizzazz into your day. Work with Lilith, and see what she has to teach you about personal power and sexuality. Meditate on Tiw/Tyr and Mars, and see what those ancient warrior gods will show you about new tactics, strategies, and claiming personal victories in your life. Practice conjuring up that astral weapon from the meditation and use it wisely for protection and for courage.

Create a philter for courage and protection or handcraft your own Witch’s jar to remove negativity from your home. See what other Witch crafts you can conjure up with Tuesday’s magick. Create some kitchen magick on this Tuesday by whipping up a spicy stew-add in a few Mars-associated ingredients such as carrots, peppers, and garlic. Empower the stew for success, and then treat yourself and your family to a good, hearty meal. Try working with a little aromatherapy and burn some spicy or coffee-scented candles to increase your energy level.

Check the sky at night, and see if you can find the reddish planet Mars up in the heavens. Not sure where to look? Check an astronomy magazine or search the Web for more information. Become a magickal warrior and move forward in your life with strength, courage, and compassion. Embrace the side of yourself that loves a good challenge and that is passionate and daring! Banish fear, and face your future with strength and conviction. Believe in yourself and in your dreams, work hard, and you will win every time.

—-Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

Tuesday’s Witchery

Tuesday’s Witchery

Tuesday is the day to work any magick that falls in the category of increasing strength, courage, bravery, and passion. All of these intense emotions are linked to this day’s energies, and spells designed around these themes will have extra punch when performed on this magickal day.

So, let’s add a little passion and conviction into your life! Break out the daring red pieces of your wardrobe, and put a little pizzazz into your day. Work with Lilith, and see what she has to teach you about personal power and sexuality. Meditate on Tiw/Tyr and Mars, and see what those ancient warrior gods will show you about new tactics, strategies, and claiming personal victories in your life. Practice conjuring up that astral weapon from the meditation and use it wisely for protection and for courage.

Create a philter for courage and protection or handcraft your own Witch’s jar to remove negativity from your home. See what other Witch crafts you can conjure up with Tuesday’s magick. Create some kitchen magick on this Tuesday by whipping up a spicy stew-add in a few Mars-associated ingredients such as carrots, peppers, and garlic. Empower the stew for success, and then treat yourself and your family to a good, hearty meal. Try working with a little aromatherapy and burn some spicy or coffee-scented candles to increase your energy level.

Check the sky at night, and see if you can find the reddish planet Mars up in the heavens. Not sure where to look? Check an astronomy magazine or search the Web for more information. Become a magickal warrior and move forward in your life with strength, courage, and compassion. Embrace the side of yourself that loves a good challenge and that is passionate and daring! Banish fear, and face your future with strength and conviction. Believe in yourself and in your dreams, work hard, and you will win every time.

—-Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

May 17 Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 17, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:26 Taurus 51
Moon:00 Leo 08
Mercury:18 Gemini 45
Venus:10 Gemini 24
Mars:14 Cancer 39
Jupiter:00 Pisces 23
Saturn:13 Aquarius 29
Uranus:11 Taurus 38
Neptune:22 Pisces 47
Pluto:26 Capricorn 43 Rx

True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 47
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 38 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):23 Taurus 09

Chiron:11 Aries 31
Ceres:03 Taurus 35
Pallas:20 Pisces 20
Juno:20 Sagittarius 42 Rx
Vesta:09 Virgo 27

Eris:24 Aries 27

Fire:4
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:4

Cardinal:4
Fixed:6
Mutable:9

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 

Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date   

Monday

Monday is named after the moon. The Latin term for Monday is Dies Lunae (“moon’s day”); in the Old English language, this day was Monandaeg; in Greek, it was Hermera Selenes. All of these different names and languages translate to the same thing: the “day of the moon.”

Working with the different phases of the moon is an important skill that takes a bit of time for Witches to learn. So why not cut to the chase and experiment with the day of the week that is dedicated to the moon in all of its magickal energies and aspects?

Magickally, Monday encourages the lunar energies of inspiration, illusion, prophetic phetic dreams, emotions, psychic abilities, travel, women’s mysteries, and fertility.

Source

Book of Witchery: Spells, Charms & Correspondences for Every Day of the Week
Ellen Dugan

May 16 Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 16, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:25 Taurus 53
Moon:17 Cancer 50
Mercury:17 Gemini 46
Venus:09 Gemini 10
Mars:14 Cancer 02
Jupiter:00 Pisces 17
Saturn:13 Aquarius 29
Uranus:11 Taurus 35
Neptune:22 Pisces 46
Pluto:26 Capricorn 44 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 45
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 41 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):23 Taurus 02
Chiron:11 Aries 28
Ceres:03 Taurus 12
Pallas:20 Pisces 06
Juno:20 Sagittarius 52 Rx
Vesta:09 Virgo 16
Eris:24 Aries 27
Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable: 9

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 

Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date   

May 16 Moon Goddess ‘ Current Phase

On this day the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 May 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 16 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 May 16 the Moon is 4.24 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.

From 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

16 May Southern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

16 May (15) 2021
10:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)Sun:25 Taurus 17
Moon:10 Cancer 15
Mercury:17 Gemini 07
Venus:08 Gemini 24
Mars:13 Cancer 39
Jupiter:00 Pisces 13
Saturn:13 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 33
Neptune:22 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 44 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 45
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 43 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Taurus 58
Chiron:11 Aries 26
Ceres:02 Taurus 57
Pallas:19 Pisces 58
Juno:20 Sagittarius 59 Rx
Vesta:09 Virgo 09
Eris:24 Aries 26
Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  

The date in ( ) is because of us posting this from the Northern Hemisphere. So this post goes live at 8:00 AM AEDT on the date before the month. The date inside the ( ) is the date we have to use to get the timing right for you. That is also why the GMT time that shows at 9:00 PM.

 

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date

May 15 Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 15, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)Sun:24 Taurus 55
Moon:05 Cancer 44
Mercury:16 Gemini 42
Venus:07 Gemini 56
Mars:13 Cancer 25
Jupiter:00 Pisces 11
Saturn:13 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 31
Neptune:22 Pisces 45
Pluto:26 Capricorn 44 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 44
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 44 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Taurus 56
Chiron:11 Aries 25
Ceres:02 Taurus 48
Pallas:19 Pisces 53
Juno:21 Sagittarius 03 Rx
Vesta:09 Virgo 05
Eris:24 Aries 26
Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:5
Water:5Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 

Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date   

May 15 Moon Goddess’ Current Phase

Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 May 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 15 has an illumination of 12%. 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 May 15 the Moon is 3.33 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.

From 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, you know was on the date the person was born.

15 May Southern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  

15 May (14) 2021
10:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM AEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)Sun:24 Taurus 19
Moon:28 Gemini 15
Mercury:16 Gemini 01
Venus:07 Gemini 10
Mars:13 Cancer 02
Jupiter:00 Pisces 06
Saturn:13 Aquarius 28
Uranus:11 Taurus 29
Neptune:22 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 44 Rx
True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 46 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):22 Taurus 52
Chiron:11 Aries 24
Ceres:02 Taurus 34
Pallas:19 Pisces 44
Juno:21 Sagittarius 09 Rx
Vesta:08 Virgo 58
Eris:24 Aries 26
Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:4Cardinal:4
Fixed:5
Mutable:10

The date in ( ) is because of us posting this from the Northern Hemisphere. So this post goes live at 8:00 AM AEDT on the date before the month. The date inside the ( ) is the date we have to use to get the timing right for you. That is also why the GMT time that shows at 9:00 PM.

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date

May 14 Northern Hemisphere Custom Planetary Positions

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

May 14, 2021
01:00 pm GMT 8:00 AM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)Sun:23 Taurus 57
Moon:23 Gemini 47
Mercury:15 Gemini 35
Venus:06 Gemini 42
Mars:12 Cancer 49
Jupiter:00 Pisces 04
Saturn:13 Aquarius 27
Uranus:11 Taurus 28
Neptune:22 Pisces 44
Pluto:26 Capricorn 45 Rx
 True Lunar Node:10 Gemini 43
Mean Lunar Node:11 Gemini 47 Rx
 Lilith (Black Moon):22 Taurus 49
 Chiron:11 Aries 23
Ceres:02 Taurus 25
Pallas:19 Pisces 39
Juno:21 Sagittarius 13 Rx
Vesta:08 Virgo 54
 Eris:24 Aries 26
 Fire:3
Earth:6
Air:6
Water:4 Cardinal:4
Fixed:5
Mutable:10 

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link 

Currentplanetarypositions.com

 To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link 

For Your Local Time and Date   

May 14 Moon Goddess’ Current PhaseMoon Goddess’ Current Phase

Today the Moon will be in a Waxing Crescent Phase. A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon and is a great time to see the features of the moon’s surface. During this phase the Moon can be seen in the wester sky after the sun dips below the horizon at sunset. 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 May 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase

The Waxing Crescent on May 14 has an illumination of 6%. 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 May 14 the Moon is 2.42 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.

From 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, you know was on the date the person was born.