Moon Phases Calendar May 1806

Interactive moon phases tool

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

«May 1806»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Thursday, May 1st, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
2
Friday, May 2nd, 1806
Full Moon
3
Saturday, May 3rd, 1806
Full Moon
4
right
Sunday, May 4th, 1806
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Monday, May 5th, 1806
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Tuesday, May 6th, 1806
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Wednesday, May 7th, 1806
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Thursday, May 8th, 1806
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Friday, May 9th, 1806
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Saturday, May 10th, 1806
Last Quarter
11
right
Sunday, May 11th, 1806
Last Quarter
12
left
right
Monday, May 12th, 1806
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Tuesday, May 13th, 1806
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Wednesday, May 14th, 1806
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Thursday, May 15th, 1806
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Friday, May 16th, 1806
Waning Cresent
17
left
right
Saturday, May 17th, 1806
New Moon
18
left
right
Sunday, May 18th, 1806
New Moon
19
left
right
Monday, May 19th, 1806
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Tuesday, May 20th, 1806
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Wednesday, May 21st, 1806
Waxing Cresent
22
left
right
Thursday, May 22nd, 1806
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Friday, May 23rd, 1806
Waxing Cresent
24
left
right
Saturday, May 24th, 1806
Waxing Cresent
25
right
Sunday, May 25th, 1806
First Quarter
26
right
Monday, May 26th, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Tuesday, May 27th, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Wednesday, May 28th, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Thursday, May 29th, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Friday, May 30th, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
31
right
Saturday, May 31st, 1806
Waxing Gibbous
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.