First Quarter Moon

 🌓 The First Quarter Moon

A first quarter moon rises at noon and sets at midnight.

Lunar illumination is 50.0%.

For actual lunar rise and set times, go to Time and Date, and look under the columns named "Moonrise" and "Moonset".

A first quarter moon. Image is from Lunarium.

Animated GIF of a first quarter moon setting.

Earthshine

Earthshine, a.k.a. Da Vinci glow, is when the dark side of the Moon glows a little bit with light from Earth.

No images of First Quarter Moon earthshine are available.