It is the first quarter of the calendar month.
11 days after New Moon, it's in the "waxing gibbous" phase ... about 3/4 illuminated. That means it's bigger than a crescent, getting fatter all the time, but not full yet.
The phase of the Moon varies each day. You posted this question on November 24, 2010. On that day, the Moon was waning gibbous with 89% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.
Apollo 11 spent almost 1 full day on the moon. Apollo 12 & 14 each spent 2 full days on the moon. Apollo 15, 16, & 17 each spent 3 full days on the moon.
The full cycle is 29 1/2 days; so new moon should be about 15 days after full moon. The exact number of days varies, because the Moon's orbit is not exactly circular. basically it will be 5-27-10
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Today 1/11/09 is a full moon. So if you really think about you can find the answer.
No, the moon was a a waxing crescent, nearly a waxing half moon. The new moon in July, 1969, occured on the 14th, the full moon on the 28th, so the A-11 landing was right between them. (see link below for moon phase calendar)
Right now (December 11, 2009) the moon is in the last stage of the phases leading to New Moon.It was full 10 or 11 days ago, and the next New Moon takes place during the coming week.
Phase of the Moon on 23 April: waning crescent with 3% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. New Moon on 24 April 2009 at 11:23 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The phase of the Moon is the same for any observer in the world at that time; it all depends on where the Moon is in its orbit.
There are two gibbous moons: The waxing gibbous moon and the waning gibbous moon. From New Moon to Waxing Gibbous, it is about 11 days; from New Moon to Waning Gibbous, it is about 18 or 19 days.
It will take the Apollo 11 three days to go to the moon.