MAYA 13

MOON PHASE

What Is a Moon Phase?

A Moon Phase is a category for the changing shape of the sunlit Moon, from New Moon through Full Moon and back again. Maya 13 displays it as an astronomical perspective for noticing the time of today.

A separate view of time

Moon phases are based on the changing appearance of the Moon, separate from Dreamspell and KIN. Maya 13 does not treat different systems as one; it places them side by side as ways to reflect on a day.

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What is a Moon Phase?

A Moon Phase describes the changing portion of the Moon that appears illuminated from Earth. Maya 13 shows the Moon’s age, illuminated percentage, and phase name using its existing moon phase calculation.

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How the Moon’s phases change

The Moon moves from one New Moon to the next in about 29.5 days, waxing to Full Moon and then waning again. Maya 13 represents this flow with eight phases: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent.

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How it differs from KIN and Dreamspell

KIN and Dreamspell are the 260-day cycle and 13 Moon Calendar system used in Maya 13. A Moon Phase is a separate astronomical view of the changing Moon, not part of the same system.

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How it differs from the 13 Moon Calendar

The 13 Moon Calendar is a calendar framework of thirteen Moons with twenty-eight days each, while a Moon Phase describes the Moon visible in the sky. Maya 13 displays both as distinct ways of noticing time.

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Moon Phases in Maya 13

Maya 13 shows a Moon Phase alongside KIN, 13 Moon information, and Rokuyo in today’s calendar and date search. It is not used to judge good or bad outcomes or predict the future, but as a marker for noticing time pass.

The Eight Moon Phases Shown in Maya 13

These are the eight locale-aware display categories used by Maya 13’s existing moon phase calculation.

  1. Phase 1

    New Moon

  2. Phase 2

    Waxing Crescent

  3. Phase 3

    First Quarter

  4. Phase 4

    Waxing Gibbous

  5. Phase 5

    Full Moon

  6. Phase 6

    Waning Gibbous

  7. Phase 7

    Last Quarter

  8. Phase 8

    Waning Crescent

Related Maya 13 Knowledge

Maya 13 Knowledge home

Explore the different views of time in Maya 13.

About Maya 13

Read why Maya 13 places different views of time side by side.

About Dreamspell

See the KIN system, separate from Moon phases.

About KIN

Learn about the 260-KIN cycle.

About the 13 Moon Calendar

See the thirteen-Moon, twenty-eight-day calendar framework.

About Rokuyo

See another calendar tradition shown by Maya 13.

View today’s Moon Phase in Maya 13

Maya 13 lets you see the Moon’s age, phase, and illuminated percentage for a date alongside calendar information.

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