The moon cycle or phases
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The Lunar PhasesFour main lunar phases divide each month — New, First Quarter, Full and Last Quarter. But, since the Moon is constantly either waxing or waning as it travels round the Earth, changing shape each night, its cycle can be broken down further, into eight obvious stages. The first four stages are the waxing or increasing moons; the next four are the waning or decreasing moons; the ninth stage brings the cycle back to the beginning again, as follows: I New Moon Each stage lasts approximately three and a half days. |
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An easy way to remember which is which |
The Moon doesn’t emit any light of its own. It shines because it reflects light that it receives from the Sun. As the Moon circles the Earth, rays of sunlight strike its surface and illuminate different portions of its face. At that point in its journey, when it lies directly between the Sun, and us the Moon cannot reflect any light back to Earth since the Sun’s rays strike the face of the Moon that is pointing away from us. This renders the Moon invisible from Earth. |
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As the Moon moves out of direct line and begins to move around
the Earth, the Sun’s light strikes at an angle. The first sign
of the New Moon, a slender silver eyelash in the darkened sky, begins
to appear. This is the start of the Moon’s waxing phase and,
from now, as more and more of its face is illuminated by the Sun,
the Moon appears to increase in size each night until it reaches
halfway around the Earth. At this point, the Moon is at its farthest
from the Sun, in direct opposition, so that its whole face is lit
up by sunlight. In this position, it is the Full Moon that is seen
from the Earth. |
Moon Phases, 2008
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times are Universal Time
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| New
Moon |
First
Quarter |
Full Moon
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Last
Quarter |
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| January
08 |
11:37 |
January
15 |
19:46
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January
22 |
13:35 |
January
30 |
05:03 |
| February
07 |
03:44
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February 14 |
03:33 |
February
21 |
03:30 |
February
29 |
02:18 |
| March
07 |
17:14 |
March
14 |
10:46 |
March
21 |
18:40 |
March
29 |
21:47 |
| April
06 |
03:55
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April
12 |
18:32 |
April
20 |
10:25 |
April
28 |
14:12 |
| May
05 |
12:18
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May
12 |
03:47
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May
20 |
02:11 |
May
28 |
02:57 |
| June 03 |
19:23 |
June
10 |
15:04 |
June
18 |
17:30 |
June
26 |
12:10 |
| July
03 |
02:19
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July
10 |
04:35 |
July
18 |
07:59 |
July
25 |
18:42 |
| August 01 |
10:13 |
August
08 |
20:20 |
August
16 |
21:16 |
August
23 |
23:50 |
| August
30 |
19:58
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September
07 |
14:04
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September
15 |
09:13 |
September
22 |
05:04 |
| September
29 |
08:12 |
October
07 |
09:04
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October
14 |
20:02 |
October
211 |
11:55 |
| October
28 |
23:14
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November
06 |
04:03 |
November
13 |
06:17 |
November
19 |
21:31 |
| November
27 |
16:55 |
December 05 |
21:26
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December
12 |
16:37 |
December
19 |
10:29 |
| December
27 |
12:22 |
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Moon Phases, 2009 |
| New Moon
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First
Quarter |
Full Moon
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Last
Quarter |
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| January
04 |
11:56 |
January
11 |
03:27 |
January
18 |
02:46 |
January
26 |
07:55 |
| February
02 |
23:13 |
February
09 |
14:49 |
February 16 |
21:37 |
February
25 |
01:35
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| March
04 |
07:46 |
March
11 |
02:38 |
March 18 |
17:47 |
March 26 |
16:06
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| April
02 |
14:34 |
April
09 |
14:56 |
April 17 |
13:36 |
April 25 |
03:23
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| May
01 |
20:44 |
May
09 |
04:01 |
May 17 |
07:26 |
May 24 |
12:11
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| May 31 |
03:22 |
June
07 |
18:12
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June
15 |
22:15
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June
22 |
19:35
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| June
29 |
11:28
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July
07 |
09:21 |
July
15 |
09:53
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July
22 |
02:35
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| July
28 |
22:00 |
August
06 |
00:55 |
August
13 |
18:55 |
August
20 |
10:02
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| August 27 |
11:42
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September
04 |
16:03
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September
12 |
02:16
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September
18 |
18:44
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| September
26 |
04:50 |
October
04 |
06:10 |
October
11 |
08:56 |
October
18 |
05:33
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| October
26 |
00:42
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November
02 |
19:14 |
November
09 |
15:56 |
November 16 |
19:14
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| November
24 |
21:39 |
December
02 |
07:30
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December
09 |
00:13
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December 16 |
12:02
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December 24 |
17:36 | December 31 | 19:13 | ||||
Moon Phases, 2010 |
| New Moon
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First
Quarter |
Full Moon
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Last
Quarter |
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| January
15 |
07:11 |
January
23 |
10:53 |
January
30 |
06:18 |
February
05 |
23:48 |
| February
14 |
02:51 |
February 22 |
04:42 |
February
28 |
16:38 |
March
07 |
15:42 |
| March
15 |
21:01 |
March
23 |
11:00
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March
30 |
02:25 |
April
06 |
09:37 |
| April
14 |
12:29 |
April
21 |
18:20
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April
28 |
12:18
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May
06 |
04:15 |
| May
14 |
01:04 |
May
20 |
23:43 |
May
27 |
23:07 |
June04 |
22:13 |
| June
12 |
11:15 |
June
19 |
04:29 |
June
26 |
11:30 |
July
04 |
14:35 |
| July
11 |
19:40 |
July
18 |
10:11
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July
26 |
01:37
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August 03 |
04:59 |
| August
10 |
03:08 |
August
16 |
18:14 |
August
24 |
17:05
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September
01 |
17:22 |
| September
08 |
10:30
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September
15 |
05:50
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September
23 |
09:17 |
October
01 |
03:52 |
| October
07 |
18:30
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October
14 |
21:27
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October
23 |
01:36
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October
30 |
12:46 |
| November
06 |
04:52 |
November
13 |
16:39 |
November
21 |
17:27 |
November
28 |
20:36 |
| December
05 |
17:36
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December
13 |
13:59 |
December
21 |
08:13
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December
28 |
04:18 |
Moon Phases, 2006 |
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New
Moon
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First
Quarter
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Full
Moon
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Last
Quarter
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January
6
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18:56
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January
14
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09:47
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January
22
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15:14
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January
28
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00:32
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February
5
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06:28
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February
13
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04:44
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Febuary
21
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07:17
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Feb
28
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00:32
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March
6
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20:15
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March
14
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23:55
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March
22
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19:10
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March
29
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10:16
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April
5
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12:01
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April
13
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16:41
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April
21
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03:28
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April
27
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19:45
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May
5
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05:13
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May
13
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06:52
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May
20
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09:20
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May
27
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05:27
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June
3
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23:06
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June
11
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18:04
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June
18
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14:08
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June
25
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16:06
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July
3
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16:36
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July
11
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03:03
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july
17
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19:13
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july
25
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04:31
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August
2
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08:45
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August
9
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10:55
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August
16
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01:25
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August
23
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19:09
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August
31
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22:56
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September
7
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18:43
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September
14
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00.26
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September 22
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11:45
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September
30
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11:03
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October
7
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03:13
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October
14
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00:26
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October
22
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05:13
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October
29
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21:25
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November
5
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12:58
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November
12
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17:46
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November
20
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22:17
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November
28
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06:29
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December
5
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00:24
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December
12
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14:32
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December
20
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14:00
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December
27
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14:48
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