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Find out the Moon's phase, illumination, age and distance for any date and time. See the details and calendar for April 2024 and the 8 lunar phases of the Moon cycle.
- Moon Phase Calendar
When people say “today is a Full Moon” it’s important to...
- Full Moon Calendar
The Anglo-Saxons once called the full moon the Moon before...
- Born on a Full Moon
Some people are more in tune with their Birth Moon Phase or...
- Moon Phase Calendar
Find out the moon phase, date, and time for any location in 2024. See the special events, such as super moons, eclipses, and blue moons, for Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, USA.
- • New Moon
- • Waxing Crescent
- • First Quarter
- • Waxing Gibbous
- • Full Moon
- • Waning Gibbous
- • Last Quarter
- • Waning Crescent
- What Is The Moon’s Age?
- What Is Percent Illumination?
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This phase is named as such because it starts a new lunar cycle. At this time, the Sun and Moon are in conjunction, meaning that they are closest together in the sky, on the same side of Earth (Sun→Moon→Earth). From our perspective, the Moon appears totally dark: We can not usually see it because we are facing the Moon’s shadowed side, which does n...
This phase occurs between the new Moon and first quarter phases. At the beginning of this stage, we see a thin, crescent-shape Moon, which, in the Northern Hemisphere, appears on the right side. The lit area slowly widens each day, covering more and more of the right side of the Moon’s surface until the first quarter phase, when the Moon’s entire r...
This phase got its name because at this point the Moon has traveled 1/4 of the way through its orbit. It’s a confusing label, though, because at this time from our perspective, 1/2 of the Moon’s surface is lit. In fact, both the first and last quarter phases are sometimes called a Half Moon. At first quarter in the Northern Hemisphere, the right si...
This phase occurs between the first quarter and the full Moon and describes the Moon when it is more than half-lit but not yet fully. At the beginning of this stage in the Northern Hemisphere, we see the right half of the Moon illuminated, plus a tiny fraction more extending into the left side. As the days pass, the light creeps farther left, cover...
This phase is named as such because, from our perspective, the full disk is illuminated. At this time, the Sun and Moon are in opposition, meaning that they are farthest apart in the sky, on opposite sides of Earth (Sun→Earth→Moon). Occasionally, if the full Moon’s position lines up correctly with the Sun and Earth, from our viewpoint, the Moon wil...
This phase occurs between the full and last quarter and describes the Moon when it is more than half-lit but not fully. At the beginning of this stage in the Northern Hemisphere, we see a disk almost fully lit except for a tiny sliver on the right side that is in darkness. As the days pass, the lit area shrinks from right to left until the last qua...
This phase got its name because, at this point, the Moon has traveled 3/4 of the way through its orbit and has just one more (the last) quarter to complete one revolution. This stage is sometimes also called the Third Quarter. At this stage, we see 1/2 of the Moon’s surface lit. In the Northern Hemisphere, the left side is illuminated; in the South...
This phase occurs between the last quarter and new Moon phases. At the beginning of this stage, in the Northern Hemisphere, we see the Moon’s entire left side almost fully lit and the right side in darkness. The lit area slowly shrinks each day, covering less and less of the Moon’s surface until it looks like a very thin crescent on the left side. ...
The term "Moon's age" is not a reference to how long the Moon has existed (about 4.5 billion years, if you're wondering), but rather how many days it's been since the last new Moon. As mentioned above, the span of time between one new Moon and the next is called a lunar cycle, lunation, lunar month, or synodic monthand on average lasts for 29.53059...
Percent illumination, listed in the Moon Phase Calendar under the Moon symbol, tells us how much of the Moon’s disk is lit, as seen from Earth. Looking at the calendar on this page, you can see that from new to full, the percentage increases, indicating the waxing stages, and from full to new, the percentage decreases, indicating the waning stages....
Find the current and future Moon phases for any location in 2024. See the dates, times, and percentages of the Moon's illumination for each day of the month.
Find out the moon phase for today, Thursday Apr 25th, 2024, and learn about the Waning Gibbous phase. See the moon age, illumination, tilt, distance, sign and more details for any date with the moon phase calendar.
1 day ago · Find out the current moon phase, illumination, rise and set times, and the moon cycle for any date. Today, the moon phase is Last Quarter, with an illumination of 62.97%.
DatePhaseVisibleMoonriseFirst Quarter46.98% Visible12:58 PMFirst Quarter65.58% Visible01:57 PMWaxing Gibbous74.25% Visible02:53 PMWaxing Gibbous82.09% Visible03:50 PMPeople also ask
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Aug 7, 2023 · Find out what phase the Moon is today and what special events are happening on the lunar surface. Explore an interactive map with NASA's Daily Moon Guide for educators and students.
