Moon Phases Calendar May 2012

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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 2012»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
2
right
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
3
right
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
4
right
Friday, May 4th, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
5
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Full Moon
6
Sunday, May 6th, 2012
Full Moon
7
right
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Waning Gibbous
8
right
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Waning Gibbous
9
right
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Waning Gibbous
11
right
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Waning Gibbous
12
right
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Waning Gibbous
13
right
Sunday, May 13th, 2012
Last Quarter
14
right
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Last Quarter
15
left
right
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Waning Cresent
16
left
right
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Waning Cresent
17
left
right
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Waning Cresent
18
left
right
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Waning Cresent
19
left
right
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
Waning Cresent
20
left
right
Sunday, May 20th, 2012
New Moon
21
left
right
Monday, May 21st, 2012
New Moon
22
left
right
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Waxing Cresent
23
left
right
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012
Waxing Cresent
24
left
right
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
Waxing Cresent
25
left
right
Friday, May 25th, 2012
Waxing Cresent
26
left
right
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
Waxing Cresent
27
right
Sunday, May 27th, 2012
First Quarter
28
right
Monday, May 28th, 2012
First Quarter
29
right
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
30
right
Wednesday, May 30th, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
31
right
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
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.