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Lunar Phase for July 04, 2009
Current Moon Phase:
Waxing gibbous
Distance from Earth:
63.18 earth radii
Latitude:
-4.17 Ø
Longitude:
250.4 Ø
Constellation:
Scorpio
The Phases of the Moon
During a lunar month (about 29.5) days, the Moon's appearance changes through eight well-known phases that comprise a lunation.
The phases of the Moon are:
- New Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- First Quarter
- Waxing Gibbous
- Full Moon
- Waning Gibbous
- Last Quarter
- Waning Crescent
The New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter are the primary phases. The crescent and gibbous phases are intermediate phases. First and Last Quarters occur when the Sun and Moon are 90ø degrees apart. The First Quarter and Last Quarter phases are named this way because they occur when the Moon is at one- and three-quarters of a complete cycle. The phases New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter occur when the ecliptic longitude of the Moon differs from that of the Sun by 0ø, 90ø, 180ø, and 270ø.
The time in days counted from the time of New Moon is called the Moon's age. The ecliptic longitude is measured from the vernal equinox along the ecliptic in the direction of the Sun's apparent motion through the stars. The ecliptic latitude is positive north of the ecliptic and negative if south.
Full Moons for Current Year
This table provides you with the time of all full Moons for this year year as well as the last phase of the preceding year and the first phase of the next year.
All dates and times are Universal time (UTC); to convert to local time add or subtract the difference between your time zone and UTC, remembering to include any additional offset due to summer time for dates when it is in effect.
- 2009-1-11 3:28
- 2009-2-9 14:50
- 2009-3-11 2:38
- 2009-4-9 14:56
- 2009-5-9 4:20
- 2009-6-7 18:12
- 2009-7-7 9:22
- 2009-8-6 0:56
- 2009-9-4 16:40
- 2009-10-4 6:12
- 2009-11-2 19:15
- 2009-12-2 7:32
- 2009-12-31 19:14
Want to select your own year? You can get a complete list for all the full, and new moons for a year of your choosing. You can also get a complete table of perogees and apogees of the moon.