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Moon Phases,
Their Descriptions & Their Names:

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New
Moon - When the Moon is roughly in the same direction as the Sun, its
illuminated half is facing away from the Earth, and therefore the part
that faces us is all dark: we have the new moon. When in this phase, the
Moon and the Sun rise and set at about the same time. |
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Waxing
Crescent Moon - As the Moon moves around the Earth, we get to see
more and more of the illuminated half, and we say the Moon is waxing. At
first we get a sliver of it, which grows as days go by. This phase is
called the crescent moon. |
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Quarter
Moon - A week after the new moon, when the Moon has completed about
a quarter of its turn around the Earth, we can see half of the
illuminated part; that is, a quarter of the Moon. This is the first
quarter phase. Also called 1st quarter Moon. |
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Waxing
Gibbous Moon - During the next week, we keep seeing more and more of
the illuminated part of the Moon, and it is now called waxing gibbous
(gibbous means "humped"). |
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Full
Moon - Two weeks after the new moon, the moon is now halfway through
its revolution, and now the illuminated half coincides with the one
facing the Earth, so that we can see a full disk: we have a full moon.
As mentioned above, at this time the Moon rises at the time the Sun
sets, and it sets when the Sun rises. If the Moon happens to align
exactly with the Earth and Sun, then we get a lunar eclipse. |
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Waning
Gibbous Moon - From now on, until it becomes new again, the
illuminated part of the Moon that we can see decreases, and we say it's
waning. The first week after full, it is called waning gibbous. |
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Last
Quarter Moon - Three weeks after new, we again can see half of the
illuminated part. This is usually called last quarter. Also called 3rd
quarter Moon. |
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Waning
Crescent Moon - Finally, during the fourth week, the Moon is reduced. |
Full Moon Names
January - Wolf Moon
February - Snow Moon or Storm Moon
March - Worm Moon
April - Pink Moon or Seed Moon
May - Flower Moon or Hare Moon
June - Strawberry Moon or Dyad Moon
July - Buck Moon or Mead Moon
August - Sturgeon Moon
September - Harvest Moon
October - Hunter's Moon or
Blood Moon
November - Beaver Moon or Snow Moon
December - Cold Moon or Oak Moon
Blue Moon - When 2 full moons occur in a lunar month the 2nd full moon
is called a Blue Moon

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2009 Moon Phase Dates:
December 2nd - Full
December 8th - 3rd Quarter
December 16th - New
December 24th - 1st Quarter
December 31st - Full (Blue
Moon)
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2010 Moon Phase Dates:
| January |
February |
| 3rd Quarter - Jan. 7th
New Moon - Jan. 15th
1st Quarter - Jan. 23rd
Full Moon - Jan. 30th |
3rd Quarter - Feb. 5th
New Moon - Feb. 14th
1st Quarter - Feb. 22nd
Full Moon - Feb. 28th |
| March |
April |
| 3rd Quarter - Mar. 7th
New Moon - Mar. 15th
1st Quarter - Mar. 23rd
Full Moon - Mar. 30th |
3rd Quarter - Apr. 6th
New Moon - Apr. 14th
1st Quarter - Apr. 21st
Full Moon - Apr. 28th |
| May |
June |
| 3rd Quarter - May 6th
New Moon - May 14th
1st Quarter - May 20th
Full Moon - May 27th |
3rd Quarter - Jume 4th
New Moon - June 12th
1st Quarter - June 19th
Full Moon - June 26th |
| July |
August |
| 3rd Quarter - July 4th
New Moon - July 11th
1st Quarter - July 18th
Full Moon - July 26th |
3rd Quarter - Aug. 3rd
New Moon - Aug. 10th
1st Quarter - Aug. 16th
Full Moon - Aug. 24th |
| September |
October |
| 3rd Quarter - Sept. 1st
New Moon - Sept. 8th
1st Quarter - Sept. 15th
Full Moon - Sept. 23rd |
3rd Quarter - Oct. 1st
New Moon - Oct. 7th
1st Quarter - Oct. 14th
Full Moon - Oct. 23rd
3rd Quarter - Oct. 30th |
| November |
December |
| New Moon - Nov. 6th
1st Quarter - Nov. 13th
Full Moon - Nov. 21st
3rd Quarter - Nov. 28th
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New Moon - Dec. 5th
1st Quarter - Dec. 13th
Full Moon - Dec. 21st
3rd Quarter - Dec. 28th
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