This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The Waxing Gibbous on June 10 has an illumination of 79%. Visit the June 2022 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word 'gibbosus' meaning humpbacked. This September Full Moon will be the forth and final supermoon of 2023.ĭuring a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. On this day the Moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase.
