![]() In 4 days on 21 March 2023 at 17:23 in ♓ Pisces the Moon is going to be in a New Moon geocentric conjunction with the Sun and thus forming the next Sun-Moon-Earth syzygy alignment. Previous standstill | Next standstill Syzygy in 4 days Previous | Current draconic month | Next Moon after southern standstillġ day since the previous standstill on 15 March 2023 at 21:43 in ♐ Sagittarius when the Moon has reached South declination of ∠-27.831°, the lunar orbit is extending northward over the next 11 days to face maximum declination of ∠27.898° at the point of next northern standstill on 28 March 2023 at 21:29 in ♊ Gemini. The Moon is located south of the ecliptic over the following 6 days, until the lunar orbit crosses from South to North in ascending node on 24 March 2023 at 02:08 in ♉ Taurus.Ģ0 days since the beginning of current draconic month in ♈ Aries, the Moon is navigating from the second to the final part of the cycle. Moon after descending nodeĦ days after descending node on 11 March 2023 at 08:53 in ♏ Scorpio. The Moon is 363 520 km ( 225 881 mi) away from Earth and getting closer over the next 2 days until the point perigee when Earth-Moon distance is going to be 362 698 km ( 225 370 mi). Previous apogee | Next perigee Distance to Moon 363 520 km It will keep this direction over the next 2 days, until the Moon reaches the point of next perigee on 19 March 2023 at 15:16 in ♒ Aquarius. The lunar orbit is getting narrow, while the Moon is moving towards the Earth. Moon before apogeeġ3 days after point of apogee on 3 March 2023 at 18:01 in ♋ Cancer. At the beginning of next synodic month the true anomaly is going to be ∠34.1°. It is 3 hours and 42 minutes longer compared to 21st century's shortest synodic month length.Īt the beginning of the lunation cycle the true anomaly is ∠15.6°. The length of the current synodic month is 2 hours and 27 minutes shorter than the mean synodic month length. The lengths of the following synodic months are going to increasing with the true anomaly getting closer to the value it has at the point of New Moon at apogee ( ∠180°). It is 32 minutes shorter than the next lunation's length. ![]() The length of the lunation is 29 days, 10 hours and 17 minutes. Previous | Current lunation | Next Synodic month length 29.43 days This is lunation 286 of Meeus index or 1239 from Brown series. Earth's natural satellite is moving from the second to the final part of current synodic month. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak. Last Quarter in Capricorn ♑ after 26 days on 13 April 2023 at 09:11 Neap tide.Full Moon in Libra ♎ after 19 days on 6 April 2023 at 04:35.First Quarter in Cancer ♋ after 11 days on 29 March 2023 at 02:32.New Moon in Pisces ♓ after 4 days on 21 March 2023 at 17:23.During this Waxing Gibbous phase the moon will rise in the east in the mid- to late-afternoon and will be high in the eastern sky at sunset.Īssuming it's a clear night, the Waxing Gibbous moon will then be visible through most of the night before setting just before sunrise.įun fact: the illuminated side of a waning crescent moon is always pointed eastwards, towards the sunrise. The actual length will vary because of the elliptical shaped orbit of the moon. The Waxing Gibbous phase, like all moon phases, will last for just over 7 days. This is called the sidereal month, and is measured by our Moons. ![]() Along the illuminated crescent you can see the craters and mountains of the moon casting long shadows. It takes 27 days, 7 hours, and 43 minutes for our Moon to complete one full orbit around Earth. This phase is best viewed 1-2 hours before sunrise and is a great time to see the features of the Moon's surface. The waning (shrinking) crescement Moon will rise at around midnight, transit the meridian after sunrise, before setting after noon. In this part of the moon cycle, it is getting closer and closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing earth with a decreasingly thin crescent being illuminated. ![]() This is the phase where the moon is less than 50% illuminated but has not yet reached 0% illumination (which would be a New Moon). The Moon phase for today is a Waning Crescent phase. ![]()
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