1. Moon Phases

2. Crescent Moon
The Moon will be a crescent when it is closer to the Sun than you are.

3. Gibbous Moon
The Moon will be gibbous when it is farther from the Sun than you are.

4. Waxing Moon
The Moon will be waxing as it travels away from the Sun.

5. Waning Moon
The Moon will be waning as it travels toward the Sun.

6. What Phase?
Waxing Crescent

7. Waxing Crescent

8. What Phase?
First Quarter

9. First Quarter

10. What Phase?
Waxing Gibbous

11. Waxing Gibbous

12. What Phase?
Full Moon

13. Full Moon

14. What Phase?
Waning Gibbous

15. Waning Gibbous

16. What Phase?
Waning Crescent

17. Waning Crescent

18. Moon Phases
A few rules will help you understand Moon phases.

19. These rules can be used to understand phases seen with other objects in other places.

24. Which is closer to the Sun, the Earth or the Moon?
Other Phases
Earth Phases can be seen from the Moon.
Question
Which is closer to the Sun, the Earth or the Moon?

25. Which is closer to the Sun, the Earth or the Moon?
Earthrise
Question
Which is closer to the Sun, the Earth or the Moon?

26. Quarter Earth and Moon

27. Gibbous Earth and Crescent Moon

29. Eclipses
Eclipses occur when the shadow of one object in space covers another

30. Lunar Eclipses

31. Lunar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses occur when the shadow of the Earth covers the Moon. They can only occur during the Full Moon.

32. The Earth is Round!
The shape of the Earth’s shadow has long been used to see both the size and true shape of the Earth.

33. Lunar Eclipses
Lunar eclipses can be seen from half the Earth. More people get the chance to see Lunar eclipses than Solar Eclipses.

34. Solar Eclipses
Solar Eclipses occur when the shadow of the Moon covers part of the earth. They can only occur on the New Moon.

36. Partial Eclipse
Partial eclipses are seen when the Moon covers only part of the Sun from the viewers location.

38. Total Eclipse
Total eclipses are seen when the Moon covers all of the Sun from the viewers location.

39. Transit
An eclipse is similar to a transit. A transit occurs when one astronomical object passes in front of another. Here Venus is passing in front of the Sun.

42. Full Moon Names

43. Farmer's Almanac Blue Moon -The third full moon in a quarter of a year that has 4 full moons. Most quarters have only 3 full moons.

44. Calendar Blue Moon -The second full moon in the same moon
Calendar Blue Moon -The second full moon in the same moon. Most months have only 1 full moon. This term began as an error in a Sky and telescope magazine article in 1946.

45. Wolf Moon -The first full moon of the year.

46. Snow Moon -The full moon of February.

47. Lenten Moon -The full moon of March.

48. Egg Moon -The full moon before Easter.

49. Full Harvest Moon -The full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox.

50. Hunter’s Moon -The first full moon after the Harvest Moon.

51. Faces in the Full Moon

52. Full Moon Names