Get Geocentric Lunar Phase Image
PHP Program by Jay Tanner - 2025
ENTER Phase Angle in Degrees
From 0 to 360
Phase Angle = 180 °
Full Moon.
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PHASE ANGLE REFERENCE TABLE 0° = New Moon 45 = Waxing Crescent 90 = First Quarter 135 = Waxing Gibbous 180 = Full Moon 225 = Waning Gibbous 270 = Last Quarter 315 = Waning Crescent 360 = New Moon Imagine facing a fixed moon with the sun moving from east to west around a circle from 0 to 360 degrees or clockwise. Forward = 180 degrees = Full Moon. The phase angle is the position of the sun on this circle with the moon at the center of the circle. --> 0 --> 270 90 <-- 180 <--
Program by Jay Tanner
v1.0 - Revised: 1970-Jan-01-Thu at 12:00:00 AM UTC