Moon Phase Today Moon Phase Now
Moon Phases 2019 – Lunar Calendar
Moon Phase Now – important parameter for Korotkov’s images
2019 Moon Phases Calendar
What is the “Moon Phase Today” or “Moon Phase Now“?
Times for the full Moon, new Moon, and the phases in between
Beyond the phases of the Moon, you will also find daily Moon illumination percentages and the Moon’s age.
See what phase the Moon is in today Everyday here!
Lunar calendar for 2019, 2020 and more
Here are the dates of the moon’s phases for 2019, according to NASA. Times and dates are in Eastern U.S. time.
Solar Eclipse or Sun Eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when an observer passes through the shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks the Sun. This can only happen when the Sun, Moon and Earth are nearly aligned on a straight line in three dimensions during a new moon when the Moon is close to the ecliptic plane.
Lunar Eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are exactly or very closely aligned, with Earth between the other two. A lunar eclipse can occur only on the night of a full moon. The type and length of a lunar eclipse depend on the Moon’s proximity to either node of its orbit.
Full Moon
Many cultures have given distinct names to each recurring full moon. The names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred.
Full moon: The moon is 180 degrees away from the sun and is as close as it can be to being fully illuminated by the sun from our perspective. The sun, Earth and the moon are aligned, but because the moon’s orbit is not exactly in the same plane as Earth’s orbit around the sun, they rarely form a perfect line. When they do, we have a lunar eclipse as Earth’s shadow crosses the moon’s face.
New Moon
New moon: The moon is between Earth and the sun, and the side of the moon facing toward us receives no direct sunlight; it is lit only by dim sunlight reflected from Earth.