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Lunar Report - July 29th, 2016
Date = Friday, July 29, 2016
Time = 23:15:46 UTC
Moon distance to earth = 228,467 miles
Age moon = 25.4 days
Illumination = 18%
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The Moon today is in a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this phase the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you're willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon's surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.
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Neap Tide
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There is low ocean tide today. Sun and Moon gravitational forces are not aligned, but meet at big angle, so their combined tidal force is weak.
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Average Tides
(Northern Hemisphere - Local times Tropic of Cancer)
Tide 1
High 05:20am (2.62m)
Low 11:48am (-0.21m)
Tide 2
High 06:13pm (2.76m)
Lunar Cycle 8 Approaching
New Moon in Leo ♌ after 4 days on 2 August 2016 at 20:45
First Quarter in Scorpio ♏ after 12 days on 10 August 2016 at 18:21
Full Moon in Aquarius ♒ after 19 days on 18 August 2016 at 09:27
Last Quarter in Gemini ♊ after 26 days on 25 August 2016 at 03:41
Moon after perigee
2 days after point of perigee on 27 July 2016 at 11:25 in ♉ Taurus. The lunar orbit is getting wider, while the Moon is moving outward the Earth. It will keep this direction for the next 11 days, until it get to the point of next apogee on 10 August 2016 at 00:05 in ♏ Scorpio.
Moon before northern standstill
11 days after previous South standstill on 18 July 2016 at 03:41 in ♑ Capricorn, when Moon has reached southern declination of ∠-18.569°. Next day the lunar orbit moves northward to face North declination of ∠18.529° in the next northern standstill on 31 July 2016 at 04:53 in ♋ Cancer.