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Moon Phases, Their Descriptions & Their Names:
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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. |
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 |
