Moon Phases Calendar December 1986

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«December 1986»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Monday, December 1st, 1986
New Moon
2
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Tuesday, December 2nd, 1986
New Moon
3
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 1986
Waxing Cresent
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Thursday, December 4th, 1986
Waxing Cresent
5
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Friday, December 5th, 1986
Waxing Cresent
6
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Saturday, December 6th, 1986
Waxing Cresent
7
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Sunday, December 7th, 1986
Waxing Cresent
8
right
Monday, December 8th, 1986
First Quarter
9
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Tuesday, December 9th, 1986
First Quarter
10
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Wednesday, December 10th, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
11
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Thursday, December 11th, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
12
right
Friday, December 12th, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
13
right
Saturday, December 13th, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
14
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Sunday, December 14th, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
15
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Monday, December 15th, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
16
Tuesday, December 16th, 1986
Full Moon
17
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Wednesday, December 17th, 1986
Waning Gibbous
18
right
Thursday, December 18th, 1986
Waning Gibbous
19
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Friday, December 19th, 1986
Waning Gibbous
20
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Saturday, December 20th, 1986
Waning Gibbous
21
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Sunday, December 21st, 1986
Waning Gibbous
22
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Monday, December 22nd, 1986
Waning Gibbous
23
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 1986
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Wednesday, December 24th, 1986
Last Quarter
25
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Thursday, December 25th, 1986
Waning Cresent
26
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Friday, December 26th, 1986
Waning Cresent
27
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Saturday, December 27th, 1986
Waning Cresent
28
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Sunday, December 28th, 1986
Waning Cresent
29
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Monday, December 29th, 1986
Waning Cresent
30
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Tuesday, December 30th, 1986
Waning Cresent
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Wednesday, December 31st, 1986
New Moon
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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.