Earth’s Moon

craters on moon

 

Earth’s Moon

See a photo of the September 27, 2015 Total Lunar Eclipse at the bottom of this page.

The earth’s moon is only 239,000 miles away.  We landed astronauts on the moon six times and collected over 836 pounds of rocks.

We think the moon is about the same age as the earth, which is 4.3 billion years.

Moon Phases for 2023

January

6  Full Moon   14 Last Quarter Moon   21 New Moon   28 First Quarter Moon

February

5   Full Moon   13 Last Quarter Moon    20 New Moon    27  First Quarter Moon

March

7  Full Moon    14 Last Quarter Moon    21 New Moon    28  First Quarter Moon

April

5  Full Moon     13 Last Quarter Moon     19  New Moon (Solar Eclipse (not visible))   27 First Quarter Moon

May

5  Full Moon (Lunar Eclipse (not visible))    12  Last Quarter Moon   19  New Moon    27  First Quarter Moon

June

3  Full Moon    10 Last Quarter Moon    17  New Moon    26  First Quarter Moon

July

3  Full Moon    9  Last Quarter Moon     17 New Moon    25   First Quarter

August

1  Full Moon     8  Last Quarter Moon   16  New Moon     24  First Quarter Moon   30  Full Moon (Blue Moon)

September

6  Last Quarter Moon     14 New Moon    22 First Quarter Moon    29  Full Moon

October

6  Last Quarter Moon     14 New Moon Solar Eclipse (Partial in Tidewater)   21  First Quarter Moon   28  Full Moon (Lunar Eclipse)*

November

5  Last Quarter Moon    13 New Moon    20  First Quarter Moon    27  Full Moon

December

5  Last Quarter Moon    12 New Moon     19  First Quarter Moon    26 Full Moon

  • *Not visible in Tidewater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Lunar Eclipse on September 27, 2015     Photo credit:   K. Blackwellfull moon with reddish coloring

 

 

 

 

 

There will be two Total Lunar Eclipses’ occurring in 2023.  Unfortunately, none of them will be visible in Tidewater.  The next Total Lunar Eclipse visible here will be March 25, 2024.  Go to the home page and click on “Events” to see additional information.