Moon Phases Calendar October 2022

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Interactive moon phases tool

Ready to explore other moon phases? This tool shows the current moon phase and allows you to shift the phases and see how the moon is illuminated at each phase.

Credit: NASA

«October 2022»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
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right
Saturday, October 1st, 2022
Waxing Cresent
2
right
Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
First Quarter
3
right
Monday, October 3rd, 2022
First Quarter
4
right
Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
5
right
Wednesday, October 5th, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
6
right
Thursday, October 6th, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
7
right
Friday, October 7th, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
8
right
Saturday, October 8th, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
9
right
Sunday, October 9th, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
10
Monday, October 10th, 2022
Full Moon
11
right
Tuesday, October 11th, 2022
Waning Gibbous
12
right
Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
Waning Gibbous
13
right
Thursday, October 13th, 2022
Waning Gibbous
14
right
Friday, October 14th, 2022
Waning Gibbous
15
right
Saturday, October 15th, 2022
Waning Gibbous
16
right
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Waning Gibbous
17
right
Monday, October 17th, 2022
Last Quarter
18
right
Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
Last Quarter
19
left
right
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
Waning Cresent
20
left
right
Thursday, October 20th, 2022
Waning Cresent
21
left
right
Friday, October 21st, 2022
Waning Cresent
22
left
right
Saturday, October 22nd, 2022
Waning Cresent
23
left
right
Sunday, October 23rd, 2022
Waning Cresent
24
left
right
Monday, October 24th, 2022
Waning Cresent
25
left
right
Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
New Moon
26
left
right
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022
Waxing Cresent
27
left
right
Thursday, October 27th, 2022
Waxing Cresent
28
left
right
Friday, October 28th, 2022
Waxing Cresent
29
left
right
Saturday, October 29th, 2022
Waxing Cresent
30
left
right
Sunday, October 30th, 2022
Waxing Cresent
31
left
right
Monday, October 31st, 2022
Waxing Cresent
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

If you are interested in the phases of the moon or you like night sky screensavers, download the StarMessage screensaver for Microsoft Windows and Apple MacOS (including Mojave and Catalina).
The screensaver displays the moon in its current moon phase, reminds you about the upcoming full moon dates, shows you the names of the full moon, and does much more.

 

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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.