The Moon
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From Fairfield , the Moon will become visible around 20:25 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 36° above your western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 50 minutes after the Sun at 23:55.
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Name
The Moon
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Object Type
Moon
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | -10.58 (V) [1] |
| Absolute mag (H): | 0.30 [1] |
| Slope parameter (n): | 2.00 [1] |
| Right ascension: | 06h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +25°38' [1] |
| Distance: | 0.00 AU 0.02 lightmin [1] |
Current Phase
Embed the Moon's phase in your website
You can embed the Moon's phase in your website. Simply configure the options below, and paste the grey HTML code into your website.
This widget deliberately has a transparent background and no border, to give you maximum flexibility to integrate it into the design of your website.
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.
Events
| 20 Apr 2021 | – Moon at First Quarter |
| 26 Apr 2021 | – Full Moon |
| 27 Apr 2021 | – The Moon at perigee |
| 28 Apr 2021 | – The Moon at aphelion |
| 03 May 2021 | – Moon at Last Quarter |
| 09 May 2021 | – The Moon at perihelion |
| 11 May 2021 | – New Moon |
| 11 May 2021 | – The Moon at apogee |