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October 7
Waning Crescent
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October 8
Waning Crescent
1%
New Moon on 10/9/2018
October 9
New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Waxing Crescent on 10/10/2018
October 10
Waxing Crescent
2%
Waxing Crescent on 10/11/2018
October 11
Waxing Crescent
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Moon Phase: October 09, 2018

On this day the Moon was in a New Moon phase. During this phase the Moon is too close to the sun in the sky to be visible. The moon rises and sets with the sun and is not present in the night sky. Because of this the night sky is darker and an excellent time to view other celestial objects. Like the Full Moon, a New Moon happens at a very specific time when the sun and moon have the same ecliptic longitude and it can be measured down to the second it occurs.

Visit the October 2018 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

New Moon Phase

The New Moon on October 9 has an illumination of 0%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On October 9 the Moon is 0.38 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

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Phase Details for - October 9

Phase: New Moon
Illumination: 0%
Moon Age: 0.38 days
Moon Angle: 0.53
Moon Distance: 377,439.06 km
Sun Angle: 0.53
Sun Distance: 149,401,727.50 km

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