Moon Phases Calendar December 2016

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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

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