December 27

Waxing Crescent

23.33%

December 28

Waxing Crescent

33.67%

December 29

Waxing Crescent

44.51%

December 30

First Quarter

49.78%

December 31

Waxing Gibbous

65.55%

MOON PHASE ON

December 29 2022

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During this day (December 29 2022), the phase of the moon is Waxing Crescent with an illumination of 44.51%. This is the percentage of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun. During December 29 2022, the moon will have an age of 6.87 days old. This number shows how many days it has been since the last New Moon.

Waxing Crescent Phase

A Waxing Crescent is the first Phase after the New Moon during this time the features of the moon surface can be beautifully seen. The moon is close to the sun in the sky and therefor is mostly dark. The right edge of the moon however is bright and keeps getting brighter as the days get close to the next phase which is a First Quarter with a 50% illumination of the lunar body.

PHASE DETAILS

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 44.51%
Moon Age: 6.87 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 373,705 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,092,543 km

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