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Moon Phase Calendar

June 9th, 2023: Waning Gibbous

Waning Gibbous

A waning gibbous moon sails over the eastern horizon in the hours between sunset and midnight. It is past full now... appearing less than full but more than half lighted.

What can I say about a waning gibbous moon? Only that it can surprise you if you happen to be out late in the evening. It rises eerily some hours after sunset, glowing redly like a full moon when it is near the horizon. Sometimes it looks like a misshapen clone of a full moon.

Because it comes up late at night, the waning gibbous moon prompts people to start asking, "Where is the moon? I looked for it last night and could not find it." It also initiates a rash of questions seeing the moon during the day. If it rises late at night, you know the waning gibbous moon must set after sunrise. In fact, in the few days after full moon, you will often see the waning gibbous moon in the west in early morning, floating against the pale blue sky.

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June

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1
Waxing Gibbous
2
Waxing Gibbous
3
Full Moon
4
Waning Gibbous
5
Waning Gibbous
6
Waning Gibbous
7
Waning Gibbous
8
Waning Gibbous
9
Waning Gibbous
10
Waning Gibbous
11
Last Quarter
12
Waning Crescent
13
Waning Crescent
14
Waning Crescent
15
Waning Crescent
16
Waning Crescent
17
Waning Crescent
18
New Moon
19
Waning Crescent
20
Waxing Crescent
21
Waxing Crescent
22
Waxing Crescent
23
Waxing Crescent
24
Waxing Crescent
25
First Quarter
26
First Quarter
27
Waxing Gibbous
28
Waxing Gibbous
29
Waxing Gibbous