Moon Phases Calendar May 1887

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«May 1887»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Sunday, May 1st, 1887
First Quarter
2
right
Monday, May 2nd, 1887
Waxing Gibbous
3
right
Tuesday, May 3rd, 1887
Waxing Gibbous
4
right
Wednesday, May 4th, 1887
Waxing Gibbous
5
right
Thursday, May 5th, 1887
Waxing Gibbous
6
right
Friday, May 6th, 1887
Waxing Gibbous
7
Saturday, May 7th, 1887
Full Moon
8
Sunday, May 8th, 1887
Full Moon
9
right
Monday, May 9th, 1887
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Tuesday, May 10th, 1887
Waning Gibbous
11
right
Wednesday, May 11th, 1887
Waning Gibbous
12
right
Thursday, May 12th, 1887
Waning Gibbous
13
right
Friday, May 13th, 1887
Waning Gibbous
14
right
Saturday, May 14th, 1887
Waning Gibbous
15
right
Sunday, May 15th, 1887
Last Quarter
16
right
Monday, May 16th, 1887
Last Quarter
17
left
right
Tuesday, May 17th, 1887
Waning Cresent
18
left
right
Wednesday, May 18th, 1887
Waning Cresent
19
left
right
Thursday, May 19th, 1887
Waning Cresent
20
left
right
Friday, May 20th, 1887
Waning Cresent
21
left
right
Saturday, May 21st, 1887
Waning Cresent
22
left
right
Sunday, May 22nd, 1887
New Moon
23
left
right
Monday, May 23rd, 1887
New Moon
24
left
right
Tuesday, May 24th, 1887
Waxing Cresent
25
left
right
Wednesday, May 25th, 1887
Waxing Cresent
26
left
right
Thursday, May 26th, 1887
Waxing Cresent
27
left
right
Friday, May 27th, 1887
Waxing Cresent
28
left
right
Saturday, May 28th, 1887
Waxing Cresent
29
right
Sunday, May 29th, 1887
First Quarter
30
right
Monday, May 30th, 1887
First Quarter
31
right
Tuesday, May 31st, 1887
Waxing Gibbous
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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.