Moon Phases Calendar December 1980

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«December 1980»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Monday, December 1st, 1980
Waning Cresent
2
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 1980
Waning Cresent
3
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 1980
Waning Cresent
4
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Thursday, December 4th, 1980
Waning Cresent
5
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Friday, December 5th, 1980
Waning Cresent
6
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Saturday, December 6th, 1980
Waning Cresent
7
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Sunday, December 7th, 1980
New Moon
8
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Monday, December 8th, 1980
Waxing Cresent
9
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Tuesday, December 9th, 1980
Waxing Cresent
10
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Wednesday, December 10th, 1980
Waxing Cresent
11
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Thursday, December 11th, 1980
Waxing Cresent
12
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Friday, December 12th, 1980
Waxing Cresent
13
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Saturday, December 13th, 1980
Waxing Cresent
14
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Sunday, December 14th, 1980
First Quarter
15
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Monday, December 15th, 1980
First Quarter
16
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Tuesday, December 16th, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
17
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Wednesday, December 17th, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Thursday, December 18th, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Friday, December 19th, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
20
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Saturday, December 20th, 1980
Waxing Gibbous
21
Sunday, December 21st, 1980
Full Moon
22
Monday, December 22nd, 1980
Full Moon
23
right
Tuesday, December 23rd, 1980
Waning Gibbous
24
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Wednesday, December 24th, 1980
Waning Gibbous
25
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Thursday, December 25th, 1980
Waning Gibbous
26
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Friday, December 26th, 1980
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Saturday, December 27th, 1980
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Sunday, December 28th, 1980
Waning Gibbous
29
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Monday, December 29th, 1980
Last Quarter
30
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Tuesday, December 30th, 1980
Last Quarter
31
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1980
Waning Cresent
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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.