Moon Phases Calendar January 2106

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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

«January 2106»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Friday, January 1st, 2106
Waning Cresent
2
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2106
Waning Cresent
3
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2106
Waning Cresent
4
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Monday, January 4th, 2106
Waning Cresent
5
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2106
New Moon
6
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2106
Waxing Cresent
7
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Thursday, January 7th, 2106
Waxing Cresent
8
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Friday, January 8th, 2106
Waxing Cresent
9
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Saturday, January 9th, 2106
Waxing Cresent
10
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Sunday, January 10th, 2106
Waxing Cresent
11
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Monday, January 11th, 2106
Waxing Cresent
12
right
Tuesday, January 12th, 2106
First Quarter
13
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2106
First Quarter
14
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Thursday, January 14th, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
15
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Friday, January 15th, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
16
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Saturday, January 16th, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
17
right
Sunday, January 17th, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Monday, January 18th, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
19
Tuesday, January 19th, 2106
Full Moon
20
Wednesday, January 20th, 2106
Full Moon
21
right
Thursday, January 21st, 2106
Waning Gibbous
22
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Friday, January 22nd, 2106
Waning Gibbous
23
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Saturday, January 23rd, 2106
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Sunday, January 24th, 2106
Waning Gibbous
25
right
Monday, January 25th, 2106
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Tuesday, January 26th, 2106
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Wednesday, January 27th, 2106
Last Quarter
28
right
Thursday, January 28th, 2106
Last Quarter
29
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Friday, January 29th, 2106
Waning Cresent
30
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Saturday, January 30th, 2106
Waning Cresent
31
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Sunday, January 31st, 2106
Waning Cresent
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.