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From Moongiant.com
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 October 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today’s Waxing Crescent Phase
The Waxing Crescent on October 11 has an illumination of 32%. 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 October 11 the Moon is 5.62 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.
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.
Phase Details
Illumination: 32%
Moon Age: 5.62 days
Moon Angle: 0.55
Moon Distance: 364,154.50 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,304,235.63 km
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For Your Local Time and Date
Southeastern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
11 October 2021
05:00 am GMT 4:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Sun:18 Libra 06
Moon:22 Sagittarius 43
Mercury:14 Libra 49 Rx
Venus:04 Sagittarius 04
Mars:17 Libra 06
Jupiter:22 Aquarius 25 Rx
Saturn:06 Aquarius 53
Uranus:13 Taurus 46 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 05 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 19
True Lunar Node:02 Gemini 34
Mean Lunar Node:03 Gemini 52 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Gemini 24
Chiron:10 Aries 19 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 07 Rx
Pallas:11 Pisces 32 Rx
Juno:19 Sagittarius 12
Vesta:10 Scorpio 37
Eris:24 Aries 18 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:2
Air:9
Water:3
Cardinal:6
Fixed:4
Mutable:9
Southwestern Hemisphere
The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America
11 October 2021
07:00 pm GMT 4:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)
Moon:01 Capricorn 02
Mercury:14 Libra 11 Rx
Venus:04 Sagittarius 42
Mars:17 Libra 29
Jupiter:22 Aquarius 24 Rx
Saturn:06 Aquarius 53
Uranus:13 Taurus 45 Rx
Neptune:21 Pisces 04 Rx
Pluto:24 Capricorn 19
True Lunar Node:02 Gemini 34
Mean Lunar Node:03 Gemini 50 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):09 Gemini 28
Chiron:10 Aries 17 Rx
Ceres:12 Gemini 07 Rx
Pallas:11 Pisces 26 Rx
Juno:19 Sagittarius 22
Vesta:10 Scorpio 55
Eris:24 Aries 17 Rx
Earth:3
Air:9
Water:3
Fixed:4
Mutable:8
