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Moon Phase for Thursday July 19, 2018
First Quarter — 50% Illuminated
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Monday Jul 16, 2018 
24% — Waxing Crescent |
Tuesday Jul 17, 2018 
32% — Waxing Crescent |
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018 
40% — Waxing Crescent |
Friday Jul 20, 2018 
58% — Waxing Gibbous |
Saturday Jul 21, 2018 
66% — Waxing Gibbous |
Sunday Jul 22, 2018 
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.