Moon Phases Calendar December 2018

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«December 2018»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Saturday, December 1st, 2018
Last Quarter
2
left
right
Sunday, December 2nd, 2018
Waning Cresent
3
left
right
Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Waning Cresent
4
left
right
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018
Waning Cresent
5
left
right
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Friday, December 7th, 2018
New Moon
8
left
right
Saturday, December 8th, 2018
New Moon
9
left
right
Sunday, December 9th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
10
left
right
Monday, December 10th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
11
left
right
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
12
left
right
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Thursday, December 13th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Friday, December 14th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
15
right
Saturday, December 15th, 2018
First Quarter
16
right
Sunday, December 16th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
17
right
Monday, December 17th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Wednesday, December 19th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Thursday, December 20th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Friday, December 21st, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
22
Saturday, December 22nd, 2018
Full Moon
23
Sunday, December 23rd, 2018
Full Moon
24
right
Monday, December 24th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
25
right
Tuesday, December 25th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Wednesday, December 26th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Thursday, December 27th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Friday, December 28th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Saturday, December 29th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Sunday, December 30th, 2018
Last Quarter
31
right
Monday, December 31st, 2018
Last Quarter
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.