🌑 New Moon Tonight: The perfect night for astronomy!

🌑 Current Phase: New Moon (1% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 406,501 km (252,587 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 06:06 AM, Moonset 08:27 PM

🔄 Next Phase: First Quarter on May 23, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: June 14, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: May 16, 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 05:22 AM, Moonset 07:14 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on May 16, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: May 16, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• New Moon: May 16, 2026

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Und nicht vergessen: Morgen ist Neumond.

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🌗 Last Quarter Moon: The lunar cycle nears completion!

🌗 Current Phase: Last Quarter (59% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 379,970 km (236,102 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 02:03 AM, Moonset 01:01 PM

🔄 Next Phase: New Moon on May 16, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: May 16, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• Last Quarter: May 09, 2026

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🌖 Waning Gibbous Moon: Still bright but starting to fade!

🌖 Current Phase: Waning Gibbous (68% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 375,295 km (233,197 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 01:26 AM, Moonset 12:03 PM

🔄 Next Phase: Last Quarter on May 09, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: May 16, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• Last Quarter: May 09, 2026

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19 solar years correspond to almost exactly 235 synodic lunar months or full cycles of moon phases. This so-called Metonic cycle synchronizes the solar with the lunar year, and it can be turned into a virtual online and even a physical moon phase calculator.

New paper out: https://www.thomasweibel.ch/data/uploads/text/the_moon_machine.pdf

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🌕 Full Moon: Maximum lunar brilliance achieved!

🌕 Current Phase: Full Moon (99% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 356,400 km (221,456 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 08:20 PM, Moonset 06:26 AM

🔄 Next Phase: Last Quarter on May 09, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 31, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: May 16, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• Full Moon: May 01, 2026

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Full moon, says #Meton. And Meton should know.

Meet Meton: https://www.thomasweibel.ch/?post=rechner-aus-dem-drucker

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🌔 Waxing Gibbous Moon: Almost full and growing brighter!

🌔 Current Phase: Waxing Gibbous (97% illuminated)
🌍 Distance: 357,190 km (221,947 miles)
🕐 Tonight: Moonrise 07:24 PM, Moonset 05:55 AM

🔄 Next Phase: Full Moon on May 01, 2026
🌕 Next Full Moon: May 01, 2026
🌑 Next New Moon: May 16, 2026

📅 This Week's Moon Events:
• Full Moon: May 01, 2026

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