Moon Phase and Libration
Dial-A-Moon
Enter a time to see what the moon looked like (or will look like) at that time.
Time (UTC) | 2023-01-01T00:00 |
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Phase | 00.0% (0d 0h 0m) |
Diameter | 0000.0 arcseconds |
Distance | 00.0 km (0.00 Earth diameters) |
J2000 Right Ascension, Declination | 0h 0m 0s, 0° 0' 0" |
Sub-Solar Longitude, Latitude | 0.000°, 0.000° |
Sub-Earth Longitude, Latitude | 0.000°, 0.000° |
Position Angle | 0.000° |
Every year since 2011, the SVS produces its annual visualization of the Moon's phase and libration comprising 8760 hourly renderings of the precise size, orientation, and illumination of our nearest neighbor in space. The above displays the current state of the Moon. Click on the image to download a much larger version with labeled craters and additional graphics. Follow the links below to see the Moon at any hour of the year, play the animations, access the frames at multiple resolutions, and read detailed explanations.
North Up
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2024
|| The data in the table for all of 2024 can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [87.6 KB] || comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) [14.8 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2023
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2022
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2021
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2020
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2019
|| Click on the image to download a high-resolution version with labels for craters near the terminator.The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [41.9 KB] || comp.0001.tif (3840x2160) [5.6 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2018
|| Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2017
|| Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2016
|| Click on the image to download a high-resolution version with labels for craters near the terminator.The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [74.4 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [2.5 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2015
|| New: Click on the image to download a high-resolution version with labels for craters near the terminator. The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [92.5 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [2.5 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2014
|| The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [27.9 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [1.5 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2013
|| The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0002.jpg (730x730) [94.6 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [2.3 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2012
|| The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [67.4 KB] || moon.0001.tif (1920x1080) [1.1 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2011
|| The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [36.2 KB] || moon.0001.tif (1920x1080) [852.2 KB] ||
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Waxing Crescent
Waxing crescent. Visible toward the southwest in early evening.
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First Quarter
First quarter. Visible high in the southern sky in early evening.
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Waxing Gibbous
Waxing gibbous. Visible to the southeast in early evening, up for most of the night.
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Full Moon
Full Moon. Rises at sunset, high in the sky around midnight. Visible all night.
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Waning Gibbous
Waning gibbous. Rises after sunset, high in the sky after midnight, visible to the southwest after sunrise.
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Third Quarter
Third quarter. Rises around midnight, visible to the south after sunrise.
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Waning Crescent
Waning crescent. Low to the east before sunrise.
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New Moon
New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many lunar and lunisolar calendars.
South Up
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2024 South Up
|| The data in the table for all of 2024 can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [87.3 KB] || comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) [15.0 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2023 South Up
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2022 South Up
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2021 South Up
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2020 South Up
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2019 South Up
Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) || ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2018 South Up
|| Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2017 South Up
|| Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2016 South Up
|| Click on the image to download a high-resolution version with labels for craters near the terminator.The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [74.4 KB] || comp.0001.tif (3840x2160) [7.1 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2015 South Up
|| New: Click on the image to download a high-resolution version with labels for craters near the terminator. The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [92.6 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [2.5 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2014 South Up
|| The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0001.jpg (730x730) [27.7 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [1.5 MB] ||
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Moon Phase and Libration, 2013 South Up
|| The data in the table for the entire year can be downloaded as a JSON file or as a text file. || moon.0002.jpg (730x730) [94.7 KB] || comp.0001.tif (1920x1080) [2.3 MB] ||
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Waxing Crescent
Waxing crescent. Visible toward the northwest in early evening.
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First Quarter
First quarter. Visible high in the northern sky in early evening.
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Waxing Gibbous
Waxing gibbous. Visible to the northeast in early evening, up for most of the night.
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Full Moon
Full Moon. Rises at sunset, high in the sky around midnight. Visible all night.
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Waning Gibbous
Waning gibbous. Rises after sunset, high in the sky after midnight, visible to the northwest after sunrise.
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Third Quarter
Third quarter. Rises around midnight, visible to the north after sunrise.
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Waning Crescent
Waning crescent. Low to the east before sunrise.
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New Moon
New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely in shadow then. Pictured here is the traditional New Moon, the earliest visible waxing crescent, which signals the start of a new month in many lunar and lunisolar calendars.
Eclipses
These lunar eclipse visualizations include a Dial-a-Moon feature similar to that of the phase and libration pages.
November 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse: Telescopic View
Go to this page|| Dial-A-Moon || frames/730x730_1x1_30p/moon.0001.jpg (730x730) || frames/5760x3240_16x9_30p/fancy/comp.0001.tif (5760x3240) ||
LRO and the September 27-28, 2015 Lunar Eclipse: Telescopic View
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LRO and the Lunar Eclipse of April 15, 2014: Telescopic View
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