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The Moon rises and sets every day, like the Sun. The Sun always rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The Moon, on the other hand, does it at a different time every day. |
If you are watching the moon ...Please note that after the full phase, the moon won't rise until after sunset and rises later each night. When it gets too late, get up just after sunrise and watch the moon continue east. When it gets close to crescent phase again, you may need to get up before sunrise to see earth shine again. |
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The new moon rises and sets at approximately the same time as the sun. The first quarter moon rises at mid-morning and sets at midnight. So it's at its height around dusk, not in the middle of the night. The full moon rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. The full moon is the only moon that will be overhead in the middle of the night. |
| Follow this link for moonrise times |
2010 Moon Phase Peak Times The times are not moonrise |
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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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| 15 Jan 07:10 |
23 Jan 10:55 |
30 Jan 06:18 |
5 Feb 23:50 |
| 14 Feb 02:51 |
22 Feb 04:40 |
28 Feb 16:40 |
7 Mar 15:40 |
| 15 Mar 21:00 |
23 Mar 11:00 |
30 Mar 02:25 |
6 Apr 09:40 |
| 14 Apr 12:30 |
21 Apr 18:20 |
28 Apr 12:20 |
6 May 04:15 |
| 14 May 01:05 |
20 May 23:45 |
27 May 23:10 |
4 Jun 22:15 |
| 12 Jun 11:15 |
19 Jun 04:30 |
26 Jun 11:30 |
4 Jul 14:35 |
| 11 Jul 19:40 |
18 Jul 10:10 |
26 Jul 01:40 |
3 Aug 05:00 |
| 10 Aug 03:10 |
16 Aug 18:15 |
24 Aug 17:05 |
1 Sep 17:20 |
| 8 Sep 10:30 |
15 Sep 05:50 |
23 Sep 09:20 |
1 Oct 03:50 |
| 7 Oct 18:30 |
14 Oct 21:30 |
23 Oct 01:35 |
30 Oct 12:45 |
| 6 Nov 04:50 |
13 Nov 16:40 |
21 Nov 17:30 |
28 Nov 20:35 |
| 5 Dec 17:35 |
13 Dec 14:00 |
21 Dec 08:15 |
28 Dec 04:20 |
Make you own Lunar Calendar |
| The image on the right shows you what you would see if you looked at the moon tonight in the Northern hemisphere. Can you identify which phase it is? (If it is black then it's a new moon.) |
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| Introduction to phases | Tips for Moon watching | ||
| Shapes of the Moon | Moon around the world | ||
| Time to see each phase | Facts about the Moon | ||
| Moon Calendar 2010 | Moon animation |
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