Moon Phases Calendar May 1886

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«May 1886»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Saturday, May 1st, 1886
Waning Cresent
2
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Sunday, May 2nd, 1886
Waning Cresent
3
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Monday, May 3rd, 1886
New Moon
4
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Tuesday, May 4th, 1886
New Moon
5
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Wednesday, May 5th, 1886
Waxing Cresent
6
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right
Thursday, May 6th, 1886
Waxing Cresent
7
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Friday, May 7th, 1886
Waxing Cresent
8
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right
Saturday, May 8th, 1886
Waxing Cresent
9
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right
Sunday, May 9th, 1886
Waxing Cresent
10
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Monday, May 10th, 1886
Waxing Cresent
11
right
Tuesday, May 11th, 1886
First Quarter
12
right
Wednesday, May 12th, 1886
Waxing Gibbous
13
right
Thursday, May 13th, 1886
Waxing Gibbous
14
right
Friday, May 14th, 1886
Waxing Gibbous
15
right
Saturday, May 15th, 1886
Waxing Gibbous
16
right
Sunday, May 16th, 1886
Waxing Gibbous
17
right
Monday, May 17th, 1886
Waxing Gibbous
18
Tuesday, May 18th, 1886
Full Moon
19
Wednesday, May 19th, 1886
Full Moon
20
right
Thursday, May 20th, 1886
Waning Gibbous
21
right
Friday, May 21st, 1886
Waning Gibbous
22
right
Saturday, May 22nd, 1886
Waning Gibbous
23
right
Sunday, May 23rd, 1886
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Monday, May 24th, 1886
Waning Gibbous
25
right
Tuesday, May 25th, 1886
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Wednesday, May 26th, 1886
Last Quarter
27
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right
Thursday, May 27th, 1886
Waning Cresent
28
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right
Friday, May 28th, 1886
Waning Cresent
29
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Saturday, May 29th, 1886
Waning Cresent
30
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Sunday, May 30th, 1886
Waning Cresent
31
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Monday, May 31st, 1886
Waning Cresent
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.