Last quarter moon on September 10 details; What does it look like?

September 10th will mark last quarter moon. It will appear half lit by sunshine and half immersed in its own show. last quarter moon rises in middle of night, sets at on, and transits meridian at Sunrise. Here is more information about it

Last Quarter moon time

best time to watch last quarter moon is shortly after moonrise that is shortly after midnight. show dividing ir night on moon it’s called lunar Terminator and shows where it is sunset on moon. last quarter moon can also help and identifying Earth's direction of motion in orbiting around sun. Using last quarter moon as a guidepost to find Earth's direction around sun is easy as it can be done from anywhere in world.

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What does last quarter moon look like?

last quarter moon appears to be immersed in its own show. It so happens that last quarter moon is only half lit up by sunlight and or half does t receive sunlight to reflect n for it appears to be immersed in its own show. Last quarter moon and half-moon look similar as both look like a semi-circle. last quarter moon shows how ½ of moon disk is illuminated, side that reflects sunlight and or half is eir t visible at all or is immersed in complete darkness.

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When does a last quarter moon phase appear?

• Last quarter moon phase appears after a week of full moon phase. After last quarter moon phase, moon starts to move towards new moon or complete dark moon.

Dates for moon phases for India:

• full moon also is kwn as Full corn moon appeared on September 2nd. 
• 3rd quarter moon will appear on September 10th.
• new moon will appear on September 17th
• first quarter phase of moon will appear on September 24th 

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Differences between a new moon and 3rd or last quarter phase moon

It is dependent on which side of moon is lit up while facing orbiting around earth. When side facing sun is lit up, it is called Half Moon phase. When side away from sun while orbiting Earth is lit up, it is called Last quarter or 3rd quarter phase of moon.

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