Moon Phases and Eclipses
Move the Moon around the Earth and see its phase from Earth, and when eclipses can happen.
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Moon Phases and Eclipses
View from above
View from Earth
Date
Phase
Illuminated
Moon's age
Data table (text alternative)
| Date | Phase | Illuminated |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | Waning gibbous | 88.1 % |
| Sep 30 | Waning gibbous | 79.7 % |
| Oct 1 | Waning gibbous | 69.7 % |
| Oct 2 | Last quarter | 58.6 % |
| Oct 3 | Last quarter | 47.1 % |
| Oct 4 | Last quarter | 35.9 % |
| Oct 5 | Waning crescent | 25.5 % |
| Oct 6 | Waning crescent | 16.4 % |
| Oct 7 | Waning crescent | 9.04 % |
| Oct 8 | New Moon | 3.79 % |
| Oct 9 | New Moon | 0.775 % |
| Oct 10 | New Moon | 0.0312 % |
| Oct 11 | New Moon | 1.47 % |
| Oct 12 | Waxing crescent | 4.89 % |
| Oct 13 | Waxing crescent | 10.1 % |
| Oct 14 | Waxing crescent | 16.6 % |
| Oct 15 | Waxing crescent | 24.4 % |
| Oct 16 | First quarter | 32.9 % |
| Oct 17 | First quarter | 42 % |
| Oct 18 | First quarter | 51.5 % |
| Oct 19 | First quarter | 61 % |
| Oct 20 | Waxing gibbous | 70.3 % |
| Oct 21 | Waxing gibbous | 79 % |
| Oct 22 | Waxing gibbous | 86.8 % |
| Oct 23 | Waxing gibbous | 93.1 % |
| Oct 24 | Full Moon | 97.6 % |
| Oct 25 | Full Moon | 99.8 % |
| Oct 26 | Full Moon | 99.4 % |
| Oct 27 | Full Moon | 96.3 % |
| Oct 28 | Waning gibbous | 90.6 % |
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