Moon Phases Calendar May 2020

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 2020»
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
right
Friday, May 1st, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
2
right
Saturday, May 2nd, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
3
right
Sunday, May 3rd, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
4
right
Monday, May 4th, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
5
right
Tuesday, May 5th, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
6
right
Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
Waxing Gibbous
7
Thursday, May 7th, 2020
Full Moon
8
Friday, May 8th, 2020
Full Moon
9
right
Saturday, May 9th, 2020
Waning Gibbous
10
right
Sunday, May 10th, 2020
Waning Gibbous
11
right
Monday, May 11th, 2020
Waning Gibbous
12
right
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020
Waning Gibbous
13
right
Wednesday, May 13th, 2020
Waning Gibbous
14
right
Thursday, May 14th, 2020
Waning Gibbous
15
right
Friday, May 15th, 2020
Last Quarter
16
left
right
Saturday, May 16th, 2020
Waning Cresent
17
left
right
Sunday, May 17th, 2020
Waning Cresent
18
left
right
Monday, May 18th, 2020
Waning Cresent
19
left
right
Tuesday, May 19th, 2020
Waning Cresent
20
left
right
Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
Waning Cresent
21
left
right
Thursday, May 21st, 2020
Waning Cresent
22
left
right
Friday, May 22nd, 2020
New Moon
23
left
right
Saturday, May 23rd, 2020
Waxing Cresent
24
left
right
Sunday, May 24th, 2020
Waxing Cresent
25
left
right
Monday, May 25th, 2020
Waxing Cresent
26
left
right
Tuesday, May 26th, 2020
Waxing Cresent
27
left
right
Wednesday, May 27th, 2020
Waxing Cresent
28
left
right
Thursday, May 28th, 2020
Waxing Cresent
29
right
Friday, May 29th, 2020
First Quarter
30
right
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
First Quarter
31
right
Sunday, May 31st, 2020
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.