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What
is the Moon's current
phase?
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Presented
by Chuck
Maddox
on 14 February, 2001, - Last
Revised: 12 February, 2003, 23:59 GMT
- What
is the Moon's current phase?
The
Moon's current phase is:
- This
image updates every 4 hours.
- If
display is black, the moon is
new.
- by
Virtual Reality Moon Phase
Pictures
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A
lunar months worth of
phases in a few
seconds:
The
lunar month is approximately 29.5 earth days.
This is the reason why many religious
holidays which are based on the position of
the moon, like Easter, Passover and Ramadan,
occur at different times from year to year.
The
moon rises approximately 55 minutes earlier
each day in its progression around the
earth.
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