Moon Phase and Libration

  • Released Tuesday, December 12th, 2017
  • Updated Wednesday, November 9th, 2022 at 12:00AM
  • ID: 40343

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Time (UTC) 2023-01-01T00:00
Obscuration 00.0%
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

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2023, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.
    ID: 5187
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2024

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2023, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.
    ID: 5048
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2023

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2022, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.
    ID: 4955
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2022

  • Waxing crescent. Visible toward the southwest in early evening.
    ID: 4874
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2021

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2020, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.
    ID: 4768
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2020

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2019, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4442
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2019

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2018, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4604
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2018

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2017, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4537
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2017

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2016, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.This video is also available on our YouTube channel.
    ID: 4404
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2016

  • Waxing crescent. Visible toward the southwest in early evening.
    ID: 4236
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2015

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2014, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale.
    ID: 4118
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2014

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2013, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale.
    ID: 4000
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2013

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2012, at hourly intervals. The full-resolution frames include an alpha channel.
    ID: 3894
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2012

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2011, at hourly intervals. Includes an alpha channel.
    ID: 3810
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2011

South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2024, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites, maria and other albedo features in sunlight. South is up.
    ID: 5188
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2024 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2023, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.
    ID: 5049
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2023 South Up

  • Waxing crescent. Visible toward the northwest in early evening.
    ID: 4956
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2022 South Up

  • Waxing crescent. Visible toward the northwest in early evening.
    ID: 4875
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2021 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2020, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.
    ID: 4769
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2020 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2019, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4459
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2019 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2018, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4605
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2018 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2017, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4538
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2017 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2016, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled.
    ID: 4405
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2016 South Up

  • Waxing crescent. Visible toward the northwest in early evening.
    ID: 4237
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2015 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2014, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale.
    ID: 4119
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2014 South Up

  • The phase and libration of the Moon for 2013, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolar and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale.
    ID: 4067
    Visualization

    Moon Phase and Libration, 2013 South Up

Eclipses

These lunar eclipse visualizations include a Dial-a-Moon feature similar to that of the phase and libration pages.