Moon Phases Calendar August 2018

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