Moon Phases Calendar February 2018

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«February 2018»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
Full Moon
2
right
Friday, February 2nd, 2018
Waning Gibbous
3
right
Saturday, February 3rd, 2018
Waning Gibbous
4
right
Sunday, February 4th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Monday, February 5th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Thursday, February 8th, 2018
Last Quarter
9
right
Friday, February 9th, 2018
Last Quarter
10
left
right
Saturday, February 10th, 2018
Waning Cresent
11
left
right
Sunday, February 11th, 2018
Waning Cresent
12
left
right
Monday, February 12th, 2018
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Thursday, February 15th, 2018
New Moon
16
left
right
Friday, February 16th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
17
left
right
Saturday, February 17th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
18
left
right
Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
19
left
right
Monday, February 19th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Waxing Cresent
22
right
Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
First Quarter
23
right
Friday, February 23rd, 2018
First Quarter
24
right
Saturday, February 24th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
25
right
Sunday, February 25th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
26
right
Monday, February 26th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
Moon phase image

Moon phases software screen saver.

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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.