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The following table details the lunar phases for the dates
of the murders of Martha Tabram and the Canonical Victims.
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Victims | Date & Day | Lunar Phase | Description of Phase | Phase Image |
Martha Tabram |
6 August Monday |
Last Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent with 2% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
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7 August Tuesday |
New Moon |
0% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated. |
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Mary Ann Nichols |
30 August Thursday |
Second Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent; 41% of the visible disk illuminated; well above horizon |
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31 August Friday |
Third Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent; 32% of the visible disk illuminated; well abovce horizon |
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Annie Chapman |
7 September Friday |
Third Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent; 2% of the visible disk illuminated; well below horizon |
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8 September Saturday |
Fourth Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent; 7% of the visible disk illuminated; well below horizon |
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Elizabeth Stride & Catherine Eddowes |
29 September Saturday |
Second Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent; 39% of the visible disk illuminated; just above horizon |
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30 September Sunday |
Third Day Last Quarter |
Waning crescent; 29% of the visible disk illuminated; just above horizon |
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Mary Jane Kelly |
8 November Thursday |
Fifth Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent; 27% of the visible disk illuminated; southern hemisphere |
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9 November Friday |
Sixth Day New Moon |
Waxing crescent; 37% of the visible disk illuminated; southern hemisphere |
Many THANKS to the people who have contributed to this page:
Animated moon image - Courtesy of Ed Stephan.
General information - Courtesy of The Old Farmers Almanac, 1888.
Moon phase images - Courtesy of U.S. Naval Observatory web site
General information - Courtesy of Allegheny Observatory, Pittsburgh, PA, US.
Moon's position above/below horizon - Courtesy of Sam Flynn