Moon Phase for Today and Tonight - Calendarr (2024)

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Waning Gibbous

The Moon Today: Waning Gibbous.

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.

Moon date today in Pakistan is 19 Dhu l-Hidjdja 1445 as on June 26, 2024.

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse. New moons occur approximately once every month because that's roughly how long it takes for the moon to orbit Earth.

It's the last full moon of the spring or the first full moon of the summer and always happens in June. This year's strawberry moon is a little more special than most. It officially takes place over the weekend of June 21 and 22, although you'll be able to see about 97% of its luminosity on June 20 and June 23.

At present, the Moon is in the Waning Gibbous phase. Today's Moon is a Pisces Moon, which entered the sign on date at 02:07 AM. The Moon transits to a different sign on the zodiacal cycle every 2.5 days and transits through the entire cycle over a course of a month.

Waning Gibbous

While the moon has four primary phases each month, it is always changing.

The Moon is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 22h 07m 30s and the Declination is -16° 01' 02”.

A new moon, the first of the eight phases of the moon. Depicts the moon as a full, bluish- or grayish-black, cratered disc, not illuminated by the sun. May be used to represent the moon more generally, nighttime, outer space, and astronomy. May also be used to convey enchanting or eerie feelings.

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A cycle starting from one Full Moon to its next counterpart, termed the synodic month or lunar month, lasts about 29.5 days. Though a Full Moon only occurs during the exact moment when Earth, Moon, and Sun form a perfect alignment, to our eyes, the Moon seems Full for around three days.

The Moon rotates very slowly. In fact, the Moon rotates on its axis once for every orbit it makes around Earth. So one day on the Moon is about 29.5 Earth days. The dark, or night, lasts for about half that time.

Waning Gibbous

Today's moon is 74.79% visible and is decrescent.

“This is a new beginning. A time to consider our intentions and what we want to achieve during the coming 28 day lunar cycle,” says Orre. “We may feel tired or want to be more introspective during the run up to the New Moon phase (also known as the dark moon when she is not visible in the night sky),” she goes on.

New moon occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, and thus the side of the Moon that is in shadow faces Earth. Full moon occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun, and thus the side…

🌖 Waning Gibbous: The waning gibbous phase is between a full moon and a half moon. Waning means it is getting smaller.

Sometimes the moon appears to be a deep orange, and sometimes even red. It looks orange when it is on the horizon and that is very simple to explain. For the same reason the Sun appears more orange at sunrise and sunset. This is due to a phenomenon called Rayleigh scattering.

These continually changing views of the sunlit part of the Moon are the Moon's phases. The eight lunar phases are, in order: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent. The cycle repeats once a month (every 29.5 days).