The moon is half-illuminated again at the weekend as it heads to February's full moon, the Snow Moon.
On Saturday the face of the moon will be half-illuminated as it enters its third quarter or last quarter phase.for observers in New York City, the last quarter moon will rise at 22:20 EST and will become visible soon after at around 00:18 on Sunday, Jan. 15 . The last quarter moon will remain visible through sunset and until around 11:28 EST .
The last quarter moon is the point in the 29.5-day lunar cycle that falls exactly begin its halfway point, the full moon, and the beginning of the next lunar cycle and the new moon. As the lunar phase proceeds from the last full moon, January's Wolf Moon which rose on Friday, Jan.6, to the next new moon the illuminated lunar face recedes or"wanes.
The situation is reversed as the new moon, which next occurs on Jan. 21, progresses to the next full moon, the Snow Moon which rises on Feb. 5. The illuminated side of the moon grows or"waxes" with the waxing moon once again half illuminated on Jan.28 during a phase of the lunar cycle called the first quarter.
By the time of the new moon, the moon will rise around dawn and will set at approximately dusk, meaning that it is only visible during the daytime.
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