New Moon Full Moon
New Moon Full Moon
Standing at North Pole
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent 1st
Quarter
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent 1st
Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent 1st
Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent 1st
Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
3rd
Quarter
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent 1st
Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
3rd
QuarterWaning Crescent
New Moon Full Moon
Waxing Crescent 1st
Quarter
Waxing Gibbous
Waning Gibbous
3rd
QuarterWaning Crescent
Penumbra
Penumbra
Umbra
Umbra
How come you don’t get a solar eclipse at every new moon?
The moon’s orbit is tilted.You only get a total solar eclipse when the moon’s orbit
lines up perfectly between the sun and earth.
What is the name of this moon phase and what day in the cycle is
it?
A Waxing Crescent – day 11 B Waning Crescent – day 17
C Waxing Crescent – day 3
D Waning Crescent – day 25
What is the name of this moon phase and what day in the cycle is
it?
A Waxing Gibbous – day 11 B Waning Gibbous – day 17
C Waxing Gibbous – day 3
D Waning Gibbous – day 25