We are just one day away from a new lunar phase, which means that we are once again close to watching the moon half.
What is a lunar phase, you ask? The lunar phase lunar chakra, forms a series of eight unique stages of the moon’s visibility. According to NASA, these different stages occur when the Sun illuminates different parts of the moon, while it revolves around the Earth.
Keep reading to see that when you see tonight, what can you see, 28 September.
What is today’s moon phase?
Sunday, until September 28, the Moon is waxing the phase Crescent, and according to NASA’s daily moon observation, 36% of its surface is illuminated tonight.
There is a lot to see tonight, so adjust your gaze and look up. Just with your naked eyes, you will see mare chrysium, mare tranquilitis, and mare facunditatis. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, all these are located on the right side of the moon, upwards. If you are in the southern hemisphere, look at the bottom to the left.
If you have found a pair of binoculars, take them out to see the poseidonius crater, Andimian crater and mare nectar. With a telescope, you will see all this and apollo 17 and 11 landing spots and descartes highlands.
When is the next full moon?
The next full moon will be on 6 October. The last full moon was on 7 September.
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What are the moon phase?
NASA tells us that the moon’s phase is part of the 29.5-day cycle of the moon’s orbit. It changes the angles between the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. The stages of the moon are what the moon looks from the earth because it goes around us; Sometimes it looks full, sometimes it seems that it has completely disappeared, but we always look at the same side of the moon, how much it is burnt by the sun that depends on where it is in its orbit.
This is how we receive full moon, half moon and moon that appear completely invisible. There are eight main moon stages, and they follow a repetitive cycle:
Amavasya – The Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so the aspect we see is dark (in other words, it is invisible to the eye).
waxing crescent – A small piece of light appears on the right (northern hemisphere).
First quarter – Half of the moon is burnt to the right. It resembles a half moon.
waxing gibbous – More than half is burnt, but it is not yet filled.
Purna Chandra – The entire face of the moon is enlightened and fully visible.
waning gibbous – Moon starts losing light on the right side.
last quarter (Or third quarter) – Another half moon, but is now lit on the left.
waning crescent – Before going to dark again, there is a thin sliver of light on the left side.
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