Moon Phases Calendar May 1973

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«May 1973»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Tuesday, May 1st, 1973
Waning Cresent
2
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right
Wednesday, May 2nd, 1973
New Moon
3
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right
Thursday, May 3rd, 1973
Waxing Cresent
4
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Friday, May 4th, 1973
Waxing Cresent
5
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Saturday, May 5th, 1973
Waxing Cresent
6
left
right
Sunday, May 6th, 1973
Waxing Cresent
7
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right
Monday, May 7th, 1973
Waxing Cresent
8
left
right
Tuesday, May 8th, 1973
Waxing Cresent
9
right
Wednesday, May 9th, 1973
First Quarter
10
right
Thursday, May 10th, 1973
First Quarter
11
right
Friday, May 11th, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
12
right
Saturday, May 12th, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
13
right
Sunday, May 13th, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
14
right
Monday, May 14th, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
15
right
Tuesday, May 15th, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
16
right
Wednesday, May 16th, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
17
Thursday, May 17th, 1973
Full Moon
18
right
Friday, May 18th, 1973
Waning Gibbous
19
right
Saturday, May 19th, 1973
Waning Gibbous
20
right
Sunday, May 20th, 1973
Waning Gibbous
21
right
Monday, May 21st, 1973
Waning Gibbous
22
right
Tuesday, May 22nd, 1973
Waning Gibbous
23
right
Wednesday, May 23rd, 1973
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Thursday, May 24th, 1973
Last Quarter
25
right
Friday, May 25th, 1973
Last Quarter
26
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Saturday, May 26th, 1973
Waning Cresent
27
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right
Sunday, May 27th, 1973
Waning Cresent
28
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right
Monday, May 28th, 1973
Waning Cresent
29
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right
Tuesday, May 29th, 1973
Waning Cresent
30
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right
Wednesday, May 30th, 1973
Waning Cresent
31
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Thursday, May 31st, 1973
New Moon
Moon phase image

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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.