We are only a day of a new lunar phase, which means that we are about to review the moon half lit.
What is a lunar phase, do you ask? The lunar phases constitute the lunar cycle, a series of eight unique phases of the visibility of the moon. According to NASA, these different phases occur when the sun illuminates different parts of the moon while it orbits around the earth.
Continue to read to see what you can see when you look at tonight, September 28.
What is the moon phase today?
From Sunday, September 28, the moon phase is a croissant to the wax, and according to the daily observation of NASA, 36% of its surface is lit this evening.
There is a lot to see tonight, so adjust your eyes and look up. With just your naked eye, you will see the criesium of mare, the peaceful mare and the Facunditatis mare. If you are in the northern hemisphere, all are positioned to the right of the moon, from the middle up. If you are in the southern hemisphere, look at the bottom left.
If you have a pair of binoculars, remove them to see the posidonius crater, the endymion crater and the nectaris mare. With a telescope, you will see all of this and the Apollo 17 and 11 landing points and Descartes’ Highlands.
When is the next full moon?
The next full moon will take place on October 6. The last full moon took place on September 7.
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What are the phases of the moon?
NASA tells us that the phases of the moon are part of a 29.5 day cycle of the Moon orbit. This changes the corners between the sun, the moon and the earth. The phases of the moon are the appearance of the moon of the earth as it goes out; Sometimes it looks full, sometimes it seems that it has disappeared entirely, but we always see the same side of the moon, it is how much it is lit by the sun that changes according to where it is in its orbit.
This is how we get complete moons, half moons and moons that seem completely invisible. There are eight main moon phases, and they follow a repetitive cycle:
New moon – The moon is between the earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it is invisible to the eye).
Croissant – A small ribbon of light appears on the right side (northern hemisphere).
First trimester – Half of the moon is lit on the right side. It looks like half a moon.
Wax gibbous – More than half is lit, but it is not yet full.
Full moon – The whole face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Declining Gibbous – The moon begins to lose light on the right side.
Last quarter (or third trimester) – Another half -moon, but now the left side is on.
Decreasing crescent – A thin ribbon of light remains on the left side before returning dark.
