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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. |
2013 Moon Phases Times Times to nearest 5 minutes (GMT) |
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New Moon![]() |
First Quarter | Fulloon![]() |
Last Quarter |
5 Jan 04:00 |
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11 Jan 19:45 |
18 Jan 23:45 |
27 Jan 04:40 |
3 Feb 14:00 |
10 Feb 07:20 |
17 Feb 20:30 |
25 Feb 20:30 |
4 Mar 21:55 |
11 Mar 19:50 |
19 Mar 17:30 |
27 Mar 09:30 |
3 Apr 04:40 |
10 Apr 09:35 |
18 Apr 12:30 |
25 Apr 20:00 |
2 May 11:15 |
10 May 00:30 |
18 May 04:35 |
25 May 04:25 |
31 May 19:00 |
8 Jun 16:00 |
16 Jun 17:25 |
23 Jun 11:35 |
30 Jun 04:55 |
8 Jul 07:15 |
16 Jul 03:30 |
22 Jul 18:15 |
29 Jul 17:45 |
6 Aug 21:50 |
14 Aug 10:55 |
21 Aug 01:45 |
28 Aug 09:35 |
5 Sep 11:40 |
12 Sep 17:10 |
19 Sep 11:15 |
27 Sep 03:55 |
5 Oct 00:35 |
11 Oct 23:05 |
18 Oct 23:40 |
26 Oct 23:40 |
3 Nov 12:50 |
10 Nov 06:00 |
17 Nov 15:15 |
25 Nov 19:30 |
3 Dec 00:25 |
9 Dec 15:15 |
17 Dec 09:30 |
25 Dec 13:50 |
2013 Spring equinox - Mar 20 at 11.00am Summer solstice - Jun 21 at 05.05pm Autumn equinox - Sep 22 at 8.45pm Winter solstice - Dec 21 at 5.10pm |
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 |
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Shapes of the Moon | ![]() |
Moon around the world |
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Time to see each phase | ![]() |
Facts about the Moon |
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Moon Calendar | ![]() |
Moon animation |