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Moon tonight

First Quarter

◑︎ 50% lit

We see half the moon lit up — the right side looks bright like a capital D.

Illumination
49.8%
Lunar day
7.4 of 30
Next phase
First quarter 1920s
Tue 24 Feb, 12:32 UTC

3-day trend

Brightening

Tue Wed Thu Fri

✦ A good time to choose a path and stick with it for a few days.

Everyone on Earth sees the same phase at the same moment — only your local clock time differs. The drawing matches how the moon looks in the northern sky; south of the equator, left and right in the picture swap.

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