Note: All times in the above lunar phase table are in Universal Time (UT), formally called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), except for the clock which displays the local time.
New Moon - The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth. The Moon is
not visible (except during a solar eclipse).
Waxing Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than
one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's
disk that is illuminated is increasing.
First Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by
direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is
increasing.
Waxing Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but
not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's
disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Full Moon - The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth. The
Moon appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight.
Waning Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but
not fully illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's
disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
Last Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by
direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is
decreasing.
Waning Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than
one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon's
disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
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