Moon Phases Calendar October 2021

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«October 2021»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Friday, October 1st, 2021
Waning Cresent
2
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right
Saturday, October 2nd, 2021
Waning Cresent
3
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Sunday, October 3rd, 2021
Waning Cresent
4
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Monday, October 4th, 2021
Waning Cresent
5
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2021
Waning Cresent
6
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right
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021
New Moon
7
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right
Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Waxing Cresent
8
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right
Friday, October 8th, 2021
Waxing Cresent
9
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right
Saturday, October 9th, 2021
Waxing Cresent
10
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right
Sunday, October 10th, 2021
Waxing Cresent
11
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right
Monday, October 11th, 2021
Waxing Cresent
12
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right
Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
Waxing Cresent
13
right
Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
First Quarter
14
right
Thursday, October 14th, 2021
First Quarter
15
right
Friday, October 15th, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
16
right
Saturday, October 16th, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
17
right
Sunday, October 17th, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Monday, October 18th, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Tuesday, October 19th, 2021
Waxing Gibbous
20
Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
Full Moon
21
Thursday, October 21st, 2021
Full Moon
22
right
Friday, October 22nd, 2021
Waning Gibbous
23
right
Saturday, October 23rd, 2021
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Sunday, October 24th, 2021
Waning Gibbous
25
right
Monday, October 25th, 2021
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Tuesday, October 26th, 2021
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Wednesday, October 27th, 2021
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Thursday, October 28th, 2021
Last Quarter
29
right
Friday, October 29th, 2021
Last Quarter
30
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right
Saturday, October 30th, 2021
Waning Cresent
31
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Sunday, October 31st, 2021
Waning Cresent
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

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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.