Moon Phases Calendar October 2016

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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

«October 2016»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Saturday, October 1st, 2016
New Moon
2
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Sunday, October 2nd, 2016
New Moon
3
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Monday, October 3rd, 2016
Waxing Cresent
4
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
5
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
6
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Thursday, October 6th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
7
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Friday, October 7th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
8
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Saturday, October 8th, 2016
Waxing Cresent
9
right
Sunday, October 9th, 2016
First Quarter
10
right
Monday, October 10th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
11
right
Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
12
right
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
13
right
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
14
right
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
15
right
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
16
Sunday, October 16th, 2016
Full Moon
17
right
Monday, October 17th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
18
right
Tuesday, October 18th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
19
right
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
20
right
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
Waning Gibbous
21
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
Waning Gibbous
22
right
Saturday, October 22nd, 2016
Waning Gibbous
23
right
Sunday, October 23rd, 2016
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Last Quarter
25
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
Waning Cresent
26
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2016
Waning Cresent
27
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Thursday, October 27th, 2016
Waning Cresent
28
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Friday, October 28th, 2016
Waning Cresent
29
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Saturday, October 29th, 2016
Waning Cresent
30
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Sunday, October 30th, 2016
Waning Cresent
31
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Monday, October 31st, 2016
New Moon
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.