Waxing Gibbous Moon

🌔 The Waxing Gibbous Moon

A waxing gibbous moon rises in the afternoon.

Lunar illumination is 50.1% to 99.9%.

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

A waxing gibbous moon. Image Copyright: ©iStockphoto.com/suerob

Earthshine

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

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