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Moon Phase for Friday July 27, 2001
First Quarter — 50% Illuminated
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Tuesday Jul 24, 2001 
32% — Waxing Crescent |
Wednesday Jul 25, 2001 
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Thursday Jul 26, 2001
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Saturday Jul 28, 2001 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Sunday Jul 29, 2001 
66% — Waxing Gibbous |
Monday Jul 30, 2001 
74% — Waxing Gibbous |
First Quarter Phase
The First Quarter phase occurs roughly 7 days after the New Moon when the moon is one quarter of the way through its orbit around the earth. Exactly half the moon will be illuminated and half dark.
On the day of the First Quarter phase the moon is high overhead at sunset and is visible until mid-night when it sets in the west.
The First Quarter phase is a one-day event and in the following days enters a Waxing Gibbous phase becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon.