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Moon Phases, Their Descriptions & Their Names:


moon phases
 


 


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.


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.

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.

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").

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.

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.

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.

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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2007 Moon Phase Dates

 

January 3rd  -  Full Moon                             

January 11th   -   3rd Quarter

January 18th   -   New Moon

January 25th   -   1st Quarter

February 1st   -   Full Moon

February 10th   -   3rd Quarter

February 17th   -   New Moon

February 23rd   -   1st Quarter

March 3rd   -   Full Moon

March 11th   -   3rd Quarter

March 18th   -   New Moon

March 25th   -   1st Quarter  

April 2nd   -   Full Moon

April 10th   -   3rd Quarter

April 17th   -   New Moon

April 23rd   -   1st Quarter  

May 2nd & May 31st   -   Full Moon

May 10th   -   3rd Quarter

May 16th   -   New Moon

May 23rd   -   1st Quarter  

June 30th   -   Full Moon

June 8th   -   3rd Quarter

June 14th   -   New Moon

June 22nd   -   1st Quarter  

July 29th   -   Full Moon

July 7th   -   3rd Quarter

July 14th   -   New Moon

July 21st   -   1st Quarter  

August 28th   -   Full Moon

August 5th   -   3rd Quarter

August 12th   -   New Moon

August 20th   -   1st Quarter  

September 26th   -   Full Moon

September 3rd   -   3rd Quarter

September 11th   -   New Moon

September 19th   -   1st Quarter  

October 25th   -   Full Moon

October 3rd   -   3rd Quarter

October 10th   -   New Moon

October 19th   -   1st Quarter  

November 24th   -   Full Moon

November 1st   -   3rd Quarter

November 9th   -   New Moon

November 17th   -   1st Quarter  

December 23rd   -   Full Moon

December 1st & 30th   -   3rd Quarter

December 9th   -   New Moon

December 17th   -   1st Quarter  

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2008 Moon Phase Dates

 

January 8th - New

January 15th - 1st Quarter

January 22nd - Full

January 29th - 3rd Quarter

February 6th - New

February 13th - 1st Quarter

February 20th - Full

February 28th - 3rd Quarter

March 7th - New

March 14 -1st Quarter

March 21st - Full

March 29th - 3rd Quarter

April 5th - New

April 12th - 1st Quarter

April 20th - Full

April 28th - 3rd Quarter

May 5th - New

May 11th - 1st Quarter

May 19th - Full

May 27th - 3rd Quarter

June 3rd - New

June 10th - 1st Quarter

June 18th - Full

June 26th - 3rd Quarter

July 2nd - New

July 9th - 1st Quarter

July 18th - Full

July 25th - 3rd Quarter

August 1st - New

August 8th - 1st Quarter

August 16th - Full

August 23rd - 3rd Quarter

August 30th - New

September 7th - 1st Quarter

September 15th - Full

September 21st - 3rd Quarter

September 29th - New

October 7th - 1st Quarter

October 15th - Full

October 21st - 3rd Quarter

October 28th - New

November 5th - 1st Quarter

November 12th - Full

November 19th - 3rd Quarter

November 27th - New

December 5th - 1st Quarter

December 12th - Full

December 19th - 3rd Quarter

December 27th - New



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