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Moon Phase for Tuesday December 26, 2017
First Quarter — 50% Illuminated
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Saturday Dec 23, 2017 
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Sunday Dec 24, 2017
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Monday Dec 25, 2017
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Thursday Dec 28, 2017 
66% — Waxing Gibbous |
Friday Dec 29, 2017 
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.