Earth

Moon

New Moon

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

Moon

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