Moon Phases Calendar December 1971

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«December 1971»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Wednesday, December 1st, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
2
Thursday, December 2nd, 1971
Full Moon
3
Friday, December 3rd, 1971
Full Moon
4
right
Saturday, December 4th, 1971
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Sunday, December 5th, 1971
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Monday, December 6th, 1971
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Tuesday, December 7th, 1971
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Wednesday, December 8th, 1971
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Thursday, December 9th, 1971
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Friday, December 10th, 1971
Last Quarter
11
right
Saturday, December 11th, 1971
Last Quarter
12
left
right
Sunday, December 12th, 1971
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Monday, December 13th, 1971
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Tuesday, December 14th, 1971
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Wednesday, December 15th, 1971
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Thursday, December 16th, 1971
Waning Cresent
17
left
right
Friday, December 17th, 1971
New Moon
18
left
right
Saturday, December 18th, 1971
New Moon
19
left
right
Sunday, December 19th, 1971
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Monday, December 20th, 1971
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Tuesday, December 21st, 1971
Waxing Cresent
22
left
right
Wednesday, December 22nd, 1971
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Thursday, December 23rd, 1971
Waxing Cresent
24
right
Friday, December 24th, 1971
First Quarter
25
right
Saturday, December 25th, 1971
First Quarter
26
right
Sunday, December 26th, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Monday, December 27th, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Tuesday, December 28th, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Wednesday, December 29th, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Thursday, December 30th, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
31
right
Friday, December 31st, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
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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.