Wonderful photo of a waning gibbous moonrise over Toronto, via our friend Lunar 101-Moon Book.
Are you looking for the moon and not finding it? That’s because the moon is now in a waning gibbous phase: less than full but more than half-lighted. It’s rising later at night and appearing in the predawn sky and in the sky after sunrise.
A waning gibbous moon can surprise you if you happen to be out late in the evening. It rises eerily some hours after sunset, glowing red like a full moon when it’s near the horizon.
Sometimes it looks like a misshapen clone of a full moon.
Lunar 101-Moon Book caught this waning gibbous moon on March 6, 2018.
A waning gibbous moon also initiates a rash of questions about seeing the moon during the day.
If it rises late at night, you know the waning gibbous moon must set after sunrise.
In fact, in the few days after full moon, you’ll often see the waning gibbous moon in the west in early morning, floating against the pale blue sky.
Waning gibbous moon at dawn over Sabah, North Borneo – June 4, 2018 – via our friend Jenney Disimon.
As the moon orbits Earth, it changes phase in an orderly way. Follow the link below to understand the phases of the moon.
Four keys to understanding moon phases
from EarthSky https://ift.tt/1gESgg1
Wonderful photo of a waning gibbous moonrise over Toronto, via our friend Lunar 101-Moon Book.
Are you looking for the moon and not finding it? That’s because the moon is now in a waning gibbous phase: less than full but more than half-lighted. It’s rising later at night and appearing in the predawn sky and in the sky after sunrise.
A waning gibbous moon can surprise you if you happen to be out late in the evening. It rises eerily some hours after sunset, glowing red like a full moon when it’s near the horizon.
Sometimes it looks like a misshapen clone of a full moon.
Lunar 101-Moon Book caught this waning gibbous moon on March 6, 2018.
A waning gibbous moon also initiates a rash of questions about seeing the moon during the day.
If it rises late at night, you know the waning gibbous moon must set after sunrise.
In fact, in the few days after full moon, you’ll often see the waning gibbous moon in the west in early morning, floating against the pale blue sky.
Waning gibbous moon at dawn over Sabah, North Borneo – June 4, 2018 – via our friend Jenney Disimon.
As the moon orbits Earth, it changes phase in an orderly way. Follow the link below to understand the phases of the moon.
Four keys to understanding moon phases
from EarthSky https://ift.tt/1gESgg1
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