🌘 Waning Crescent Moon: The final sliver before new moon!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (3% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 405,909 km (252,220 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:15 AM, Moonset 07:20 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on April 17, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 01, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: April 17, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: April 17, 2026

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🌘 Waning Crescent Moon: The final sliver before new moon!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (1% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 406,501 km (252,587 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 07:15 AM, Moonset 07:31 PM

🔄 Next Phase: First Quarter on March 25, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: April 01, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: April 17, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: March 18, 2026

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🌘 The moon is almost ready to disappear completely!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (5% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 405,469 km (251,946 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:42 AM, Moonset 06:29 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on March 18, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: April 01, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: March 18, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: March 18, 2026

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Right at sunset this evening... Feb 18th 2026, look for the thin crescent moon in SW skies. You will see the planet Mercury just above it right at dusk. It will become more prominent as the skies darken.

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🌘 Just a whisper of moonlight remains tonight!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (2% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 406,254 km (252,434 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:39 AM, Moonset 05:44 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on February 17, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: March 03, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: February 17, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: February 17, 2026

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🌘 Waning Crescent: A thin slice of moon in the sky tonight!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (3% illuminated)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:40 AM, Moonset 04:56 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on January 18, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: February 01, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: January 18, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: January 18, 2026

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🌘 Waning Crescent Moon: The final sliver before new moon!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (4% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 405,469 km (251,946 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:09 AM, Moonset 04:22 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on December 19, 2025
🌕 Next Full Moon: January 03, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: December 19, 2025

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: December 19, 2025

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🌘 Waning Crescent Moon: The final sliver before new moon!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (2% illuminated)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:22 AM, Moonset 05:00 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on November 20, 2025
🌕 Next Full Moon: December 04, 2025
🌑 Next New Moon: November 20, 2025

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: November 20, 2025

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🌘 The moon is almost ready to disappear completely!

🌘 Current Phase: Waning Crescent (2% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 406,254 km (252,434 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:44 AM, Moonset 06:21 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on October 21, 2025
🌕 Next Full Moon: November 05, 2025
🌑 Next New Moon: October 21, 2025

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: October 21, 2025

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The moon at 47.8% Illumination

Orion Nebula with no filters. This is what it looks like through the telescope but with a 2 second capture.

4mm lens used for Orion, Android Cam set on 2 sec exposure and 1600 ISO

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