Moon Phases Calendar May 1996

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«May 1996»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Wednesday, May 1st, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
2
Thursday, May 2nd, 1996
Full Moon
3
Friday, May 3rd, 1996
Full Moon
4
right
Saturday, May 4th, 1996
Waning Gibbous
5
right
Sunday, May 5th, 1996
Waning Gibbous
6
right
Monday, May 6th, 1996
Waning Gibbous
7
right
Tuesday, May 7th, 1996
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Wednesday, May 8th, 1996
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Thursday, May 9th, 1996
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Friday, May 10th, 1996
Last Quarter
11
right
Saturday, May 11th, 1996
Last Quarter
12
left
right
Sunday, May 12th, 1996
Waning Cresent
13
left
right
Monday, May 13th, 1996
Waning Cresent
14
left
right
Tuesday, May 14th, 1996
Waning Cresent
15
left
right
Wednesday, May 15th, 1996
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Thursday, May 16th, 1996
Waning Cresent
17
left
right
Friday, May 17th, 1996
New Moon
18
left
right
Saturday, May 18th, 1996
New Moon
19
left
right
Sunday, May 19th, 1996
Waxing Cresent
20
left
right
Monday, May 20th, 1996
Waxing Cresent
21
left
right
Tuesday, May 21st, 1996
Waxing Cresent
22
left
right
Wednesday, May 22nd, 1996
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Thursday, May 23rd, 1996
Waxing Cresent
24
left
right
Friday, May 24th, 1996
Waxing Cresent
25
right
Saturday, May 25th, 1996
First Quarter
26
right
Sunday, May 26th, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
27
right
Monday, May 27th, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
28
right
Tuesday, May 28th, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
29
right
Wednesday, May 29th, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Thursday, May 30th, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
31
right
Friday, May 31st, 1996
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.