Phases of The Moon

Moonlight
The Moon does not emit light. It reflects the light from the Sun. The Moon looks bright at night. During the day the Moon cannot be seen because the sunlight is very bright.

Moon Sun

The reflection of sunlight to the earth

Earth

Phases of the Moon

The shape of the Moon changes from time to time. The changes occur because the area of the Moon surface that reflects sunlight changes while the Moon is moving around the Earth.

 The phases of the Moon consist of:

New moon Crescent Half moon Full moon

New Moon
Occur when the surface of the Moon that is not illuminated by the Sun faces the Earth. The Moon cannot be seen from the Earth.

Crescent phase
Only a small portion of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun faces the Earth. The Moon appears to look like crescent from the Earth.

Half Moon phase

Half of the Moon surface that is illuminated by the Sun faces the Earth. The Moon appears to look like a half circle.

Full Moon Phase

The whole illuminated surface of the Moon faces the Earth. The Moon appears to look like a circle.

 The sequence of these moon phases will repeat consistently. The duration of the Moon from one phase to the next similar phase is 29 days.

Half Moon Old Crescent

Gibbous Moon

Sunlight New Moon Full Moon

Crescent Half Moon

Gibbous Moon

The various shape from a full moon to a new moon

Lunar Calendar
The Lunar Calendar is a calendar created based on the revolution of the Moon around the Earth following the phases of the Moon.

 Based on the lunar calendar:

New Moon can be seen on the first day of lunar calendar. Crescent can be seen on the 3th day of Lunar calendar. Half Moon can be seen on the 7th day of Lunar calendar. Full Moon can be seen on the 15th day of the Lunar calendar.

September 2007

New Moon anak bulan Crescent bulan sabit Half Moon Bulan separa Full Moon bulan purnama Reflect memantulkan Phases Fasa Lunar Calendar Takwim Qamari Emit memancarkan