Astrophotography – Age of Moon
The age of the Moon is a measure of the phase of the Moon,
counting the number of days since the last new moon.
To view below the Age of Moon
by astrophotography Derek Rowley
Age: 0 day
Lit: 0%
New Moon
Age: 1 day
Lit: 1% ~ 2%
Waxing Crescent
Age: 2 days
Lit: 3% ~ 6%
Waxing Crescent
Age: 3 days
Lit: 7% ~ 13%
Waxing Crescent
Age: 4 days
Lit: 11% ~ 21%
Waxing Crescent
.
Age: 5 days
Lit: 19% ~ 31%
Waxing Crescent
Age: 6 days
Lit: 29% ~ 48%
Waxing Crescent
Age: 7 days
Lit: 41% ~ 53%
First Quarter
Age: 8 days
Lit: 50% ~ 64%
Waxing Gibbous
Age: 9 days
Lit: 63% ~ 82%
Waxing Gibbous
.
Age: 10 days
Lit: 77% ~ 89%
Waxing Gibbous
Age: 11 days
Lit: 85% ~ 95%
Waxing Gibbous
Age: 12 days
Lit: 92% ~ 98%
Waxing Gibbous
Age: 13 days
Lit: 96% ~ 99%
Waxing Gibbous
Age: 14 days
Lit: 97% ~ 100%
Full Moon
.
Age: 15 days
Lit: 100% ~ 97%
Full Moon
Age: 16 days
Lit: 98% ~ 92%
Waning Gibbous
Age: 17 days
Lit: 94% ~ 86%
Waning Gibbous
Age: 18 days
Lit: 91% ~ 79%
Waning Gibbous
Age: 19 days
Lit: 94% ~ 71%
Waning Gibbous
.
Age: 20 days
Lit: 77% ~ 62%
Waning Gibbous
Age: 21 days
Lit: 68% ~ 52%
Third Quarter
Age: 22 days
Lit: 59% ~ 42%
Waning Crescent
Age: 23 days
Lit: 48% ~ 32%
Waning Crescent
Age: 24 days
Lit: 38% ~ 23%
Waning Crescent
.
Age: 25 days
Lit: 28% ~ 15%
Waning Crescent
Age: 26 days
Lit: 18% ~ 8%
Waning Crescent
Age: 27 days
Lit: 10% ~ 3%
Waning Crescent
Age: 28 days
Lit: 4% ~ 0.05%
Waning Crescent
Age: 0 day
Lit: 0% ~ 0%
New Moon
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