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Moon Phase for Sunday January 1, 2012
First Quarter — 50% Illuminated
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Thursday Dec 29, 2011 
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Friday Dec 30, 2011
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Saturday Dec 31, 2011
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Monday Jan 2, 2012 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Tuesday Jan 3, 2012 
66% — Waxing Gibbous |
Wednesday Jan 4, 2012 
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.