No, it is not. The moon on Thursday night is: Waning Gibbous. "Cool," you say, "What is waning gibbous?"
Ask, and you shall receive. An answer, that is...
A waning gibbous moon is a phase of the moon that occurs between the full and last quarter moon. During this phase, the moon appears:
- Less than full
- More than half-lighted
- Oval-to-round in shape
- Rising later at night than a full moon
- Glowing red when it's near the horizon
The term "waning" means the moon is shrinking, while "gibbous" refers to its shape. The moon's phases are determined by the amount of illumination the sun shines on it.
The waning gibbous phase lasts about 7.38 days and occurs once a month. It's best viewed late at night through early morning.
All that said, this is what the moon looked like at 10:10...
The moon had just come up at the eastern horizon. It looked cool with the palm tree branches going through it; a yellow-red color (no doubt "helped" by the less than great air quality right now); partially lit; and a slight oval shape to it.
This was shot with the excellent 85mm Sony lens. That's a significantly shorter focal length than the 300mm lens I had been using on the Nikon I traded. But, the detail provided by that Sony lens does allow me to enlarge it more. It'll have to do, for now.
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