#PhotoOfTheDay: Waxing #Gibbous #Moon
The waxing gibbous moon rises above Earth’s blue atmosphere in this photograph taken from the International Space Station in Oct., 2025, as it orbited 263 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Quebec, Canada.
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Waxing gibbous Moon showing 89% phase with the terminator at around 30° to the horizontal.
#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 03 29
Time: 19:35:05 UTC
Altitude: 40° 43'
Distance: 378 412 km
Phase: 89%
Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
Due to cloud, only a single frame was captured tonight.
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Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, leaning slightly to the left. Many craters and features are clearly visible along the terminator.
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Date: 2026 03 28
Time: 21:21:49 UTC
Altitude: 53° 25'
Distance: 374 569 km
Phase: 82%
Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/12, 1/125s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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I still ponder the same question! IS THAT A TALKING CAT!?
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#StreamingCommunity #Gibbous #pointandclick
Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, leaning to the left at about 60°. Craters can be seen along the terminator.
#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 03 27
Time: 19:10:12 UTC
Altitude: 56° 53'
Distance: 371 130 km
Phase: 72%
Nikon Z8
iOptron Rumak 150
Exposure: f/12, 1/125s, ISO-400
Focal Length: 1800 mm
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A waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky with the blurred silhouette of a passenger jet flying across it from top to bottom. The Moon's terminator is at about a 60° angle to the horizontal.
#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 03 27
Time: 18:44:57 UTC
Altitude: 55° 05'
Distance: 371 191 km
Phase: 72%
Nikon Z8
iOptron Rumak 150
Exposure: f/12, 1/60s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1800 mm
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An almost full Moon.
#Waning #Gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 03 05
Time: 00:55:20 UTC
Altitude: 32° 30'
Distance: 385 556 km
Phase: 97%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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Time to get gritty, dirty and... Is that a talking cat?!?
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#StreamingNow #videogame #gibbous
#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 02 28
Time: 21:40:56 UTC
Altitude: 56° 38'
Distance: 369 084 km
Phase: 92%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/200s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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Waxing gibbous Moon in a blue sky. The image has been reprocessed to bring out more detail and provide a more natural colour balance. Stacking artefacts have also been removed.
#Waxing #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon
Reprocessed version, sharper and clearer.
Date: 2026 01 28
Time: 15:55:44 UTC
Altitude: 36° 20'
Distance: 362 914 km
Phase: 77%
Nikon D800
iOptron Rumak 150mm
Exposure: f/12, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1800 mm
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Waxing Gibbous Moon in blue sky, showing craters along the terminator.
#Waxing #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon
Date: 2026 01 28
Time: 15:55:44 UTC
Altitude: 36° 20'
Distance: 362 914 km
Phase: 77%
Nikon D800
iOptron Rumak 150mm
Exposure: f/12, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1800 mm
#astronomy #astrophotography #craters
Waxing gibbous Moon lying at about 45 degrees in a black sky. A lot of craters and features are visible along the terminator.
#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 01 27
Time: 22:00:50 UTC
Altitude: 49° 18'
Distance: 363 067 km
Phase: 69%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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#Waning #gibbous #Moon
Date: 2026 01 05
Time: 23:27:32 UTC
Altitude: 37° 32'
Distance: 369 509 km
Phase: 91%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/200s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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#Waxing #gibbous #Moon
The Moon on New Year's Day
Date: 2026 01 01
Time: 19:07:22 UTC
Altitude: 44° 47'
Distance: 355 860 km
Phase: 96%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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Image shows two photos of the 91% gibbous, waxing Moon side by side that look almost identical. The left one was taken at 23:59:56 on 2025 12 31 and the right one at 00:00:01 on 2026 01 01. The images represent the last and first Moons of the old year and the new year. The time was referenced to an atomic clock. The astronomical data for each image follows: 2025 Moon Distance: 356 007.55 km Altitude: 51° 57' 22.9" 2026 Moon Distance: 356 008.16 km Altitude: 51° 56' 46.2" Happy New Year
#Waxing #gibbous #Moon
Last Moon of 2025 and first Moon of 2026, imaged 4 seconds to midnight and 1 second after.
See image and alt-text for further details.
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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#Waxing #gibbous #Moon
Date: 2025 12 31
Time: 16:23:38 UTC
Altitude: 28° 44'
Distance: 358 490 km
Phase: 38%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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#Waning #gibbous #daytime #Moon
Date: 2025 12 08
Time: 09:37:40 UTC
Altitude: 14° 57'
Distance: 368 940 km
Phase: 84%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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#Waxing, #gibbous #Moon, nearly #full.
Date: 2025 12 03
Time: 18:22:26 UTC
Altitude: 33° 14'
Distance: 353 932 km
Phase: 98%
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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#Waxing #gibbous #Moon through the clouds.
Date: 2025 12 02
Time: 22:18:58 UTC
Altitude: 55° 15'
Distance: 354 000 km
Phase: 94%
Nikon D800
Nikon 300mm, F/4 prime lens
Exposure: f/8, 1/30s, ISO-3200
Focal Length: 300 mm
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#Waxing #gibbous #Moon
Date: 2025 12 02
Time: 22:30:36 UTC
Altitude: 54° 52'
Distance: 354 001 km
Phase: 94%
Nikon D800
Nikon 300mm, F/4 prime lens, 2x teleconverter
Exposure: f/8, 1/125s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 600 mm
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The bright moon in a dark blue sky.
What a beautiful Waxing Gibbous moon! It's so bright it looks like its a full moon. #waxing #gibbous #moon
Diagram shows 2 positions of the Moon near Saturn on Nov 28–29, 2025, along the ecliptic when looking south.
The #moon, very early in its waxing #gibbous phase, will float near the steady golden light of Saturn this evening, November 29. They’ll set around midnight.
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Two birds fly in silhouette against a clear blue sky, with a waxing gibbous moon visible in the lower right portion of the image
Nature's perfect timing
Sometimes the best moments are the ones you catch by looking up🌖😊
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The 62% #waning, #gibbous #Moon, 2025 11 11, 00:58:38 UTC at an altitude of 32° 39' and a distance of 373 355 km.
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-200
Focal Length: 1200 mm
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The 70% #waning #gibbous #daytime #Moon, 2025 11 10, 08:18:36 UTC at an altitude of 39° 31' and a distance of 368 607 km.
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
f/5.9, 1/320s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL
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The 83% #waning #gibbous #Moon, 2025 11 08, 22:16:38 UTC at an altitude of 30° 49' and a distance of 361 618 km.
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL
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The 90% #waxing #gibbous #Moon through the clouds, 2025 11 02, 20:41:02 UTC at an altitude of 37° 45' and a distance of 361 696 km.
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
f/5.9, 1/60s, ISO-6400, 1200 mm FL
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The 90% #waxing #gibbous #Moon, 2025 11 01, 21:19:20 UTC at an altitude of 38° 44' and a distance of 361 471 km.
Nikon D800
Skywatcher 200P
f/5.9, 1/320s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL
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