Moon Phases Calendar August 1972

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«August 1972»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Tuesday, August 1st, 1972
Waning Gibbous
2
right
Wednesday, August 2nd, 1972
Last Quarter
3
right
Thursday, August 3rd, 1972
Last Quarter
4
left
right
Friday, August 4th, 1972
Waning Cresent
5
left
right
Saturday, August 5th, 1972
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Sunday, August 6th, 1972
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Monday, August 7th, 1972
Waning Cresent
8
left
right
Tuesday, August 8th, 1972
Waning Cresent
9
left
right
Wednesday, August 9th, 1972
New Moon
10
left
right
Thursday, August 10th, 1972
New Moon
11
left
right
Friday, August 11th, 1972
Waxing Cresent
12
left
right
Saturday, August 12th, 1972
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Sunday, August 13th, 1972
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Monday, August 14th, 1972
Waxing Cresent
15
left
right
Tuesday, August 15th, 1972
Waxing Cresent
16
left
right
Wednesday, August 16th, 1972
Waxing Cresent
17
right
Thursday, August 17th, 1972
First Quarter
18
right
Friday, August 18th, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Saturday, August 19th, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Sunday, August 20th, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Monday, August 21st, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
22
right
Tuesday, August 22nd, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
23
right
Wednesday, August 23rd, 1972
Waxing Gibbous
24
Thursday, August 24th, 1972
Full Moon
25
Friday, August 25th, 1972
Full Moon
26
right
Saturday, August 26th, 1972
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Sunday, August 27th, 1972
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Monday, August 28th, 1972
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Tuesday, August 29th, 1972
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Wednesday, August 30th, 1972
Waning Gibbous
31
right
Thursday, August 31st, 1972
Waning 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.