Today, January 1, 2011, the Moon is in the "waning crescent" phase with about 6% of the visible face of the Moon illuminated. There will be a partial solar eclipse on January 4, which can only occur at the precisely "new" moon.
I am unable to provide real-time information about the current moon phase. You can check the moon phase for today using a moon phase calendar or a moon phase app on your phone.
Use: http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/index.php It is new Moon today!
Use: http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/index.php It is new Moon today!
If the moon is full today, in a week it will be in the last quarter phase. The lunar cycle progresses from full moon to last quarter over approximately a week, as the moon moves into a waning phase. This means it will appear as a half-moon, with the left side illuminated in the Northern Hemisphere.
Today is the waning crescent. the date is the second of April. on the sixth of April it will be an new moon. love illing student
After 21 days from a new moon, you would reach a full moon phase. The lunar cycle takes approximately 29.5 days to complete, so 21 days after a new moon would place you close to a full moon phase.
New Moon.
The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.
The Moon is in the "waxing gibbous" phase today, August 22, 2010, so the Moon will rise in mid-afternoon and be visible somewhat north of east at sunset.
A waxing Moon can be seen when the Moon is larger in the sky, and is moving from the new Moon phase, and into the full Moon phase. A waning Moon is seen when the Moon is visibly smaller in the sky, and is moving from the full Moon phase, and into the new Moon phase.
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.
New Moon Phase