Moon Phases Calendar October 1981

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«October 1981»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
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Thursday, October 1st, 1981
Waxing Cresent
2
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right
Friday, October 2nd, 1981
Waxing Cresent
3
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Saturday, October 3rd, 1981
Waxing Cresent
4
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Sunday, October 4th, 1981
Waxing Cresent
5
right
Monday, October 5th, 1981
First Quarter
6
right
Tuesday, October 6th, 1981
First Quarter
7
right
Wednesday, October 7th, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
8
right
Thursday, October 8th, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
9
right
Friday, October 9th, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
10
right
Saturday, October 10th, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
11
right
Sunday, October 11th, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
12
right
Monday, October 12th, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
13
Tuesday, October 13th, 1981
Full Moon
14
right
Wednesday, October 14th, 1981
Waning Gibbous
15
right
Thursday, October 15th, 1981
Waning Gibbous
16
right
Friday, October 16th, 1981
Waning Gibbous
17
right
Saturday, October 17th, 1981
Waning Gibbous
18
right
Sunday, October 18th, 1981
Waning Gibbous
19
right
Monday, October 19th, 1981
Waning Gibbous
20
right
Tuesday, October 20th, 1981
Last Quarter
21
right
Wednesday, October 21st, 1981
Last Quarter
22
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Thursday, October 22nd, 1981
Waning Cresent
23
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Friday, October 23rd, 1981
Waning Cresent
24
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right
Saturday, October 24th, 1981
Waning Cresent
25
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right
Sunday, October 25th, 1981
Waning Cresent
26
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right
Monday, October 26th, 1981
Waning Cresent
27
left
right
Tuesday, October 27th, 1981
New Moon
28
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right
Wednesday, October 28th, 1981
New Moon
29
left
right
Thursday, October 29th, 1981
Waxing Cresent
30
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right
Friday, October 30th, 1981
Waxing Cresent
31
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Saturday, October 31st, 1981
Waxing Cresent
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Diagram explaining the moon phases

This diagram shows the relative positions of the Sun, the Moon and earth and explains how the different moon phases appear.

The visible part of the moon is the part of the moon's surface that gets hit by the sunlight. The rest of the moon disc is almost invisible.

The moon phases are not caused by the shadow of the earth on to the moon. It is the moon's own shadow at the part of its surface that is not hit by the sunlight.

In other words, the visible "sunny" part is made of the places where there is "day" on the moon and the shadow part is where there is "night".

Moon phases diagram explained. Sun, Earth, Moon

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.