The moon can be a sliver, big and bright, or somewhere in-between. These images capture the moon during its different phases. Because of cloudy skies or inclement weather conditions, they were not all taken in the same month.
LUNAR FACTS
May 6, 2020 Supermoon Photo by Randy Light, M.D.
Photos below by Derek Kuhl, M.D., Randy Light, M.D., and Ginger Wentrcek
Click the moon image to see a larger photo.
Waxing Crescent
Day 1
No image at this time.
Waxing Crescent
Day 2
Date Taken: Dec. 20, 2017
Illumination: 6.7%
Waxing Crescent
Day 3
Date Taken: Dec. 21, 2017
Illumination: 11.2%
Waxing Crescent
Day 4
Date Taken: Dec 23, 2017
Illumination: 26.5%
Waxing Crescent
Day 5
Date Taken: Oct. 25, 2017
Illumination: 28%
Waxing Crescent
Day 6
Date Taken: Dec 24, 2017
Illumination: 35.9%
First Quarter
Day 7
Date Taken: Nov. 26, 2017
Illumination: 53.3%
Waxing Gibbous
Day 8
Date Taken: Nov. 27, 2017
Illumination: 63.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Day 9
Date Taken: Nov. 28, 2017
Illumination: 73.8%
Waxing Gibbous
Day 10
Date Taken: Nov. 29, 2017
Illumination: 83.1%
Waxing Gibbous
Day 11
Date Taken: Nov. 30, 2017
Illumination: 91.0%
Waxing Gibbous
Day 12
Date Taken: Dec. 1, 2017
Illumination: 96.7%
Waxing Gibbous
Day 13
Date Taken: Dec. 2, 2017
Illumination: 99.6%
Full Moon
Day 14
Date Taken: Dec. 3, 2017
Illumination: 100%
Waning Gibbous
Day 15
Date Taken: Dec. 4, 2017
Illumination: 99%
Waning Gibbous
Day 16
Date Taken: Nov. 5, 2017
Illumination: 98%
Waning Gibbous
Day 17
Date Taken: Nov. 6, 2017
Illumination: 93%
Waning Gibbous
Day 18
Date Taken: July 7, 2012
Illumination: 83.8%
Waning Gibbous
Day 19
Date Taken: June 9, 2012
Illumination: 70.4%
Waning Gibbous
Day 20
Date Taken: June 10, 2012
Illumination: 60.5%
Waning Gibbous
Day 21
Date Taken: Dec. 9, 2017
Illumination: 59%
Last Quarter
Day 22
Date Taken: Dec. 10, 2017
Illumination: 48%
Waning Crescent
Day 23
Date Taken: Dec. 11, 2017
Illumination: 37.3%
Waning Crescent
Day 24
Date Taken: Dec. 12, 2017
Illumination: 27.6%
Waning Crescent
Day 25
Date Taken: Dec. 13, 2017
Illumination: 18.9%
Waning Crescent
Day 26
Date Taken: Dec. 14, 2017
Illumination: 11.7%
Waning Crescent
Day 27
Date Taken: July 16, 2012
Illumination: 7.5%
Waning Crescent
Day 28
Date Taken: July 17, 2012
Illumination: 3.2%
Waning Crescent
Day 29
Date Taken: Jan 15, 2018
Illumination: 3%
Phases of Moon
Eight phases in order
1. New Moon
2. Waxing Crescent Moon
3. First Quarter Moon
4. Waxing Gibbous Moon
5. Full Moon
6. Waning Gibbous Moon
7. Last Quarter Moon
8. Waning Crescent Moon
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