Moon Phases Calendar December 1988

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«December 1988»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Thursday, December 1st, 1988
Last Quarter
2
right
Friday, December 2nd, 1988
Last Quarter
3
left
right
Saturday, December 3rd, 1988
Waning Cresent
4
left
right
Sunday, December 4th, 1988
Waning Cresent
5
left
right
Monday, December 5th, 1988
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Tuesday, December 6th, 1988
Waning Cresent
7
left
right
Wednesday, December 7th, 1988
Waning Cresent
8
left
right
Thursday, December 8th, 1988
New Moon
9
left
right
Friday, December 9th, 1988
New Moon
10
left
right
Saturday, December 10th, 1988
Waxing Cresent
11
left
right
Sunday, December 11th, 1988
Waxing Cresent
12
left
right
Monday, December 12th, 1988
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Tuesday, December 13th, 1988
Waxing Cresent
14
left
right
Wednesday, December 14th, 1988
Waxing Cresent
15
left
right
Thursday, December 15th, 1988
Waxing Cresent
16
right
Friday, December 16th, 1988
First Quarter
17
right
Saturday, December 17th, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Sunday, December 18th, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Monday, December 19th, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Tuesday, December 20th, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
21
right
Wednesday, December 21st, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
22
right
Thursday, December 22nd, 1988
Waxing Gibbous
23
Friday, December 23rd, 1988
Full Moon
24
Saturday, December 24th, 1988
Full Moon
25
right
Sunday, December 25th, 1988
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Monday, December 26th, 1988
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Tuesday, December 27th, 1988
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Wednesday, December 28th, 1988
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Thursday, December 29th, 1988
Waning Gibbous
30
right
Friday, December 30th, 1988
Waning Gibbous
31
right
Saturday, December 31st, 1988
Last Quarter
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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.