The Moon
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From Fairfield , the Moon is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:26 (EDT) – 5 hours and 3 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:08.
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Name
The Moon
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Object Type
Moon
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Capricornus |
| Magnitude: | -12.22 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 20h21m [1] |
| Declination: | -20°47' [1] |
| Distance: | 0.00 AU 0.02 lightmin [1] |
Current Phase
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 32.22 |
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.
Events
| 26 Apr 2019 | – Moon at Last Quarter |
| 04 May 2019 | – New Moon |
| 11 May 2019 | – Moon at First Quarter |
| 18 May 2019 | – Blue Moon |
| 26 May 2019 | – Moon at Last Quarter |
| 03 Jun 2019 | – New Moon |
| 10 Jun 2019 | – Moon at First Quarter |
| 17 Jun 2019 | – Full Moon |