Moon phase today January 3, 2024 : The current phase of the moon is waning today and tonight (Last Quarter). During this phase, the Moon can be seen on the western horizon in the early morning hours. This is the first phase after the full moon. This lasts about 7 days and the Moon’s illumination decreases each day until the Moon becomes the last quarter moon at 50% illumination.
The average rise of the moon in this phase is between 21:00 and midnight, depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and sets later each night after the morning sunrise. Visit the January 2024 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phases for this month.
Today and the dying phase The declining Gibbous January 3 illumination is 56%. This is the percentage of the month lit by the Sun. Lighting is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% per day.
On January 3, the Moon is 21.57 days old. This indicates how many days have passed since the last new moon. The Moon takes 29.53 days to orbit the Earth and go through all 8 lunar phases.
Moon phase on Wednesday January 3, 2024 at 12:00 UTC
The last quarter is the phase of the moon on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 . As seen from Earth, the illuminated part of the surface of the Moon is 56% and decreasing. The 21 year old Moon is in ♎ Libra.
Phase Details For January 3 2023
Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 56%
Moon Age: 21.57 days
Angle: 0.49
Moon Distance: 403,291.61 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,097,512.53 km
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 Last quarter
The phase of the moon on Wednesday January 3, 2024 is the last quarter. At 11:00 PM ET, the face of the Moon is 50% illuminated, 22.2 days old, and 75% of its lunar cycle. In the last quarter, half of the moon is illuminated. The moon rises around midnight and sets around noon.
Date: 3 January 2024 Moon Phase: Last Quarter Lighting: 50% Age: 22.2 days Longitude: 193.6° Moon sign: Libra ♎ The next new moon is Thursday, January 11, 2024 , and the next full moon is Thursday, January 25, 2024 (Wolf Moon).
8 month phase
The moon goes through 8 lunar phases during its 29.53 day lunar cycle. The main phases of the moon are full moon, new moon, first quarter and last quarter. Among these major phases are minor phases: waxing crescent, waning crescent, waning crescent and waning crescent. For more information on the Moon Cycle and each phase, see Wikipedia’s Moon Phases page.
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