Moon Phase. Waxing Gibbous. June 2020
Taken from near Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, at 21:04 hrs. At the same time over on the other side the sun was setting.
Info for that day/evening 01 June 2020, regarding the Waxing Gibbous phase:
Visible: 76% ↑
Age: 9.95 days
So what is meant by the term Waxing Gibbous?
Well, Waxing means that it is getting bigger. Gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle of a Full Moon, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Moon at Third Quarter. With some exceptions, the Waxing Gibbous Moon rises during the day, after noon.
Moon Phase. Waxing Gibbous. June 2020
Taken from near Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, at 21:04 hrs. At the same time over on the other side the sun was setting.
Info for that day/evening 01 June 2020, regarding the Waxing Gibbous phase:
Visible: 76% ↑
Age: 9.95 days
So what is meant by the term Waxing Gibbous?
Well, Waxing means that it is getting bigger. Gibbous refers to the shape, which is less than the full circle of a Full Moon, but larger than the semicircle shape of the Moon at Third Quarter. With some exceptions, the Waxing Gibbous Moon rises during the day, after noon.