Moon Phases 1949 – Full Moon and New Moon Calendar

How to use the moon phase calendar

1. 1

   Check today's phase

   The top card shows the moon phase right now with its illumination percentage and age in days since the new moon.

2. 2

   Find the next phases

   Below it you get the next full moon, new moon, first quarter and last quarter with the exact time in your time zone.

3. 3

   Browse the month

   Use the arrows (or the left and right keys) to change month. Days with a main phase are highlighted and every day shows its moon icon.

4. 4

   Open another year

   Pick a year in the list below the calendar to see all phases of that year, for example for planning photos, fishing or gardening.

What the moon phases mean

The moon goes through a cycle of about 29.5 days. At the new moon it sits between Earth and the Sun and we see none of it. It then waxes through the first quarter to the full moon, when the whole face is lit, and wanes through the last quarter back to a new moon.

The four main phases are instants, not whole days, so the calendar lists each one with its exact time. The other phases (crescent and gibbous) are the stages in between.

What people use it for

• Photographing the full moon or planning dark skies around the new moon
• Gardening, fishing and traditional calendars that follow the lunar cycle
• Knowing when the next full moon rises, and its time in your time zone
• Religious and cultural dates that depend on the moon
• Checking the southern hemisphere view, where the moon appears turned upside down

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