will likely be seen from quickly after it rises, at 14:10, till quickly earlier than it units at 23:33.

At the moment in its month-to-month cycle of phases, it seems nearly precisely half illuminated.

The Moon orbits the
Earth as soon as each 4 weeks, inflicting its
phases to cycle by means of new
moon, first quarter, full moon, final quarter, and again to new moon as soon as
each 29.5 days.

Because it progresses by means of this cycle, it’s seen at totally different occasions of day.
At first quarter, it seems excessive within the sky at sundown earlier than sinking in direction of the
horizon and setting in the course of the night time. Extra details about the Moon’s phases is out there
right here.

Observing the Moon at first quarter

Over coming days, the Moon will set later every day, turning into seen for extra
of the night time. Inside just a few days, it is not going to make it very far above the japanese
horizon earlier than dusk. By the point it reaches full part, it will likely be seen
for a lot of the night time, rising at round nightfall and setting at round daybreak.

Its every day progress is charted beneath, with all occasions are given in
Los Angeles native time.

The precise second of first quarter

The precise second of first quarter is outlined because the time when the Moon’s ecliptic longitude is precisely
90° away from the Solar’s ecliptic longitude, as noticed from the middle of the Earth. Nonetheless,
the Moon doesn’t seem in any method particular at this on the spot in time, and a primary quarter moon might be
noticed at any time within the night sky.

In the intervening time it reaches first quarter, the Moon’s distance from the Earth will likely be 383,000 km. Its celestial coordinates will likely be as follows:

The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.

The sky
on 10 Oct 2024

Supply

The circumstances of this occasion have been computed utilizing the DE430 planetary ephemeris revealed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

This occasion was routinely generated by looking the ephemeris for planetary alignments that are of curiosity to beginner astronomers, and the textual content above was generated based mostly on an estimate of your location.

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Simulated picture courtesy of Tom Ruen.