2011 Phases of the Moon

 

                    Prepared by Anthony Cook

                      Griffith Observatory

                        Pacific Time Zone

        (Corrected for Daylight Saving Time Mar 13-Nov 6)

 

 NEW MOON         FIRST QUARTER    FULL MOON        LAST QUARTER

 

      d  h  m         d   h  m         d   h m           d  h  m

    JAN  4  1 03 am  JAN 12  3 31 am  JAN 19  1 21 pm  JAN 26  4 57 am

    FEB  2  6 31 pm  FEB 10 11 18 pm  FEB 18 12 36 am  FEB 24  3 26 pm  

    MAR  4 12 46 pm  MAR 12  3 45 pm  MAR 19 11 10 am  MAR 26  5 07 am

    APR  3  7 32 am  APR 11  5 05 am  APR 17  7 44 pm  APR 24  7 47 pm

    May  2 11 51 pm  May 10  1 33 pm  May 17  4 09 am  MAY 24 11 52 am

    JUN  1  2 03 pm  JUN  8  7 11 pm  JUN 15  1 14 pm  JUN 23  4 48 pm

    JUL  1  1 54 am  JUL  7 11 29 pm  JUL 14 11 40 pm  JUL 22 10 02 pm

    JUL 30 11 40 am  AUG  6  4 08 am  AUG 13 11 57 am  AUG 21  2 54 pm

    AUG 28  8 04 pm  SEP  4 10 39 am  SEP 12  2 27 am  SEP 20  6 39 am

    SEP 27  4 09 am  OCT  3  8 15 pm  OCT 11  7 06 pm  OCT 19  8 30 pm

    OCT 26 12 56 pm  NOV  2  9 38 am  NOV 10 12 16 pm  NOV 18  7 09 am

    NOV 24 10 10 pm  DEC  2  1 52 am  DEC 10  6 36 am  DEC 17  4 48 pm

    DEC 24 10 06 am

 

 

                         Seasons

 

  spring equinox         4:21 pm  PDT     March 19

  summer solstice       10:16 am  PDT     June 21

  autumn equinox         2:05 am  PDT     September 23

  winter solstice        9:30 pm  PST     December 21

 

Data from US Naval Observatory MICA software, corrected for Los Angeles' local time zone and daylight time when in effect.

 

              

                   

The earth is at perihelion (closest to the sun–91,407,278 miles) on January 3, 2011 at 10:32 a.m. PST.

 

The earth is at aphelion (farthest from sun–94,511,926 miles) on July 4, 2011 at 7:56 a.m. PDT (Data from NASA Horizons on-line ephemeris)