Moon Phases Calendar December 2028

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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

«December 2028»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Friday, December 1st, 2028
Full Moon
2
Saturday, December 2nd, 2028
Full Moon
3
right
Sunday, December 3rd, 2028
Waning Gibbous
4
right
Monday, December 4th, 2028
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Tuesday, December 5th, 2028
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Wednesday, December 6th, 2028
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Thursday, December 7th, 2028
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Friday, December 8th, 2028
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Saturday, December 9th, 2028
Last Quarter
10
right
Sunday, December 10th, 2028
Last Quarter
11
left
right
Monday, December 11th, 2028
Waning Cresent
12
left
right
Tuesday, December 12th, 2028
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Wednesday, December 13th, 2028
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Thursday, December 14th, 2028
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Friday, December 15th, 2028
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Saturday, December 16th, 2028
New Moon
17
left
right
Sunday, December 17th, 2028
New Moon
18
left
right
Monday, December 18th, 2028
Waxing Cresent
19
left
right
Tuesday, December 19th, 2028
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Wednesday, December 20th, 2028
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Thursday, December 21st, 2028
Waxing Cresent
22
left
right
Friday, December 22nd, 2028
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Saturday, December 23rd, 2028
Waxing Cresent
24
right
Sunday, December 24th, 2028
First Quarter
25
right
Monday, December 25th, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
26
right
Tuesday, December 26th, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Wednesday, December 27th, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Thursday, December 28th, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Friday, December 29th, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Saturday, December 30th, 2028
Waxing Gibbous
31
Sunday, December 31st, 2028
Full Moon
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.