Moon Phases Calendar May 1997

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«May 1997»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
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Thursday, May 1st, 1997
Waning Cresent
2
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right
Friday, May 2nd, 1997
Waning Cresent
3
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right
Saturday, May 3rd, 1997
Waning Cresent
4
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Sunday, May 4th, 1997
Waning Cresent
5
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right
Monday, May 5th, 1997
Waning Cresent
6
left
right
Tuesday, May 6th, 1997
Waning Cresent
7
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right
Wednesday, May 7th, 1997
New Moon
8
left
right
Thursday, May 8th, 1997
Waxing Cresent
9
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right
Friday, May 9th, 1997
Waxing Cresent
10
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right
Saturday, May 10th, 1997
Waxing Cresent
11
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right
Sunday, May 11th, 1997
Waxing Cresent
12
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right
Monday, May 12th, 1997
Waxing Cresent
13
left
right
Tuesday, May 13th, 1997
Waxing Cresent
14
right
Wednesday, May 14th, 1997
First Quarter
15
right
Thursday, May 15th, 1997
First Quarter
16
right
Friday, May 16th, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
17
right
Saturday, May 17th, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
18
right
Sunday, May 18th, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
19
right
Monday, May 19th, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
20
right
Tuesday, May 20th, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
21
Wednesday, May 21st, 1997
Full Moon
22
Thursday, May 22nd, 1997
Full Moon
23
right
Friday, May 23rd, 1997
Waning Gibbous
24
right
Saturday, May 24th, 1997
Waning Gibbous
25
right
Sunday, May 25th, 1997
Waning Gibbous
26
right
Monday, May 26th, 1997
Waning Gibbous
27
right
Tuesday, May 27th, 1997
Waning Gibbous
28
right
Wednesday, May 28th, 1997
Waning Gibbous
29
right
Thursday, May 29th, 1997
Last Quarter
30
right
Friday, May 30th, 1997
Last Quarter
31
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Saturday, May 31st, 1997
Waning Cresent
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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.