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Moon Phases Calendar 2020

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Author: -- | Last Updated: Thu 24 Jan 2019 10:01:04 AM

Lunar cycle or the movement of the moon governs a lot of things in astrology. The change in the appearance of the moon does have a scientific ground, but in Vedic astrology too, there’s an explanation for this phenomenon. The Krishna Paksha and the Shukla Paksha are the two aspects which make the tithis change between 1 to 15. These changes in the position of Moon with respect to that of Earth are defined by a few terms like:

New Moon - As the name suggests, when the Moon is visible in a small arch-like shape as if it is just born and will grow gradually, it is called New Moon day.
Full Moon - When the Moon can be seen in the sky clearly and in the shape of a big ball of soothing light, it is called a Full Moon day.
First Quarter - When Moon becomes a semi-circle and has traveled a quarter of its whole journey from becoming complete and invisible. The Moon is at 90 degrees from the Sun during the First Quarter.
Waxing Gibbous - The next stage after a semi-circular moon and a before a full moon is called Waxing Gibbous.
Waning Gibbous - Similar to Waxing Gibbous, this is the moon between a semi-circle and complete circle but when the size of Moon is decreasing instead of increasing.
Last Quarter - As the first quarter is when the Moon has completed the first quarter of its journey, the last quarter is when only one-fourth of the journey is remaining i.e. the size is decreasing.
Waning Crescent - When the size of the moon is increasing, an arc is visible. The same arc is visible when the moon is moving towards getting invisible in the sky. This arc is called Waning Crescent.

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The position of Moon is of great significance for astrological calculations. The dates of change in position are given below as per the Gregorian calendar for your reference.

Day and Date		Moon Phase
January
Wed, Thu	Jan 1 - 2	Waxing Crescent
Fri	Jan 3	First Quarter
Sat - Thu	Jan 4 - 9	Waxing Gibbous
Fri	Jan 10	FULL MOON at 19:21
Sat - Thu	Jan 11 - 16	Waning Gibbous
Fri	Jan 17	Last Quarter
Sat - Thu	Jan 18 - 23	Waning Crescent
Fri	Jan 24	NEW MOON at 21:41
Sat - Fri	Jan 25 - 31	Waxing Crescent
February
Sat - Sun	Feb 1 - 2	First Quarter
Mon - Sat	Feb 3 - 8	Waxing Gibbous
Sun	Feb 9	FULL MOON at 07:33
Mon - Fri	Feb 10 - 14	Waning Gibbous
Sat - Sun	Feb 15 - 16	Last Quarter
Mon - Sat	Feb 17 - 22	Waning Crescent
Sun	Feb 23	NEW MOON at 15:31
Mon - Sat	Feb 24 - 29	Waxing Crescent
March
Sun	Mar 1	Waxing Crescent
Mon	Mar 2	First Quarter
Tue - Sun	Mar 3 - 8	Waxing Gibbous
Mon	Mar 9	FULL MOON at 17:47
Tue - Sun	March 10 - 15	Waning Gibbous
Mon	Mar 16	Last Quarter
Tue - Mon	Mar 17 - 23	Waning Crescent
Tue	Mar 24	NEW MOON at 09:28
Wed - Tue	Mar 25 - 31	Waxing Crescent
April
Wed	Apr 1	First Quarter
Thu - Tue	Apr 2 - 7	Waxing Gibbous
Wed	Apr 8	FULL MOON at 02:34
Thu - Mon	Apr 9 - 13	Waning Gibbous
Tue - Wed	Apr 14 - 15	Last Quarter
Thu - Wed	Apr 16 - 22	Waning Crescent
Thu	Apr 23	NEW MOON at 02:25
Fri - Wed	Apr 24 - 29	Waxing Crescent
Thu	Apr 30	First Quarter
May
Fri - Wed	May 1 - 6	Waxing Gibbous
Thu	May 7	FULL MOON at 10:45
Fri - Wed	May 8 - 13	Waning Gibbous
Thu	May 14	Last Quarter
Fri - Thu	May 15 - 21	Waning Crescent
Fri	May 22	NEW MOON at 17:38
Sat - Fri	May 23 - 29	Waxing Crescent
Sat	May 30	First Quarter
Sun	May 31	Waxing Gibbous
June
Mon - Thu	Jun 1 - 4	Waxing Gibbous
Fri	June 5	FULL MOON at 19:12
Sat - Fri	Jun 6 - 12	Waning Gibbous
Sat	Jun 13	Last Quarter
Sun - Sat	Jun 14 - 20	Waning Crescent
Sun	Jun 21	NEW MOON at 06:41
Mon - Sat	Jun 22 - 27	Waxing Crescent
Sun	Jun 28	First Quarter
Mon - Tue	Jun 29 - 30	Waxing Gibbous
July
Wed - Sat	Jul 1 - 4	Waxing Gibbous
Sun	Jul 5	FULL MOON at 04:44
Mon - Sat	Jul 6 - 11	Waning Gibbous
Sun - Mon	Jul 12 - 13	Last Quarter
Tue - Sun	Jul 14 - 19	Waning Crescent
Mon	Jul 20	NEW MOON at 17:32
Tue - Sun	Jul 21 - 26	Waxing Crescent
Mon	Jul 27	First Quarter
Tue - Fri	Jul 28 - 31	Waxing Gibbous
August
Sat - Sun	Aug 1 - 2	Waxing Gibbous
Mon	Aug 3	FULL MOON at 15:58
Tue - Mon	Aug 4 - 10	Waning Gibbous
Tue	Aug 11	Last Quarter
Wed - Tue	Aug 12 - 18	Waning Crescent
Wed	Aug 19	NEW MOON at 02:41
Thu - Mon	Aug 20 - 24	Waxing Crescent
Tue	Aug 25	First Quarter
Wed - Mon	Aug 26 - 31	Waxing Gibbous
September
Tue	Sep 1	Waxing Gibbous
Wed	Sep 2	FULL MOON at 05:21
Thu - Wed	Sep 3 - 9	Waning Gibbous
Thu	Sep 10	Last Quarter
Fri - Wed	Sep 11 - 16	Waning Crescent
Thu	Sep 17	NEW MOON at 11:00
Fri - Wed	Sep 18 - 23	Waxing Crescent
Thu	Sep 24	First Quarter
Fri - Wed	Sep 25 - 30	Waxing Gibbous
October
Thu	Oct 1	FULL MOON at 21:05
Fri - Thu	Oct 2 - 8	Waning Gibbous
Fri - Sat	Oct 9 - 10	Last Quarter
Sun - Thu	Oct 11 - 15	Waning Crescent
Fri	Oct 16	NEW MOON at 19:30
Sat - Thu	Oct 17 - 22	Waxing Crescent
Fri	Oct 23	First Quarter
Sat - Fri	Oct 24 - 30	Waxing Gibbous
Sat	Oct 31	FULL MOON at 14:49
November
Sun -Sat	Nov 7	Waning Gibbous
Sun	Nov 8	Last Quarter
Mon - Sat	Nov 9 - 14	Waning Crescent
Sun	Nov 15	NEW MOON at 05:07
Mon - Sat	Nov 16 - 21	Waxing Crescent
Sun	Nov 22	First Quarter
Mon - Sun	Nov 23 - 29	Waxing Gibbous
Mon	Nov 30	FULL MOON at 09:29
December
Tue - Sun	Dec 1 - 6	Waning Gibbous
Mon - Tue	Dec 7 - 8	Last Quarter
Wed - Sun	Dec 9 - 13	Waning Crescent
Mon	Dec 14	NEW MOON at 16:16
Tue - Sun	Dec 15 - 20	Waxing Crescent
Mon - Tue	Dec 21 - 22	First Quarter
Wed - Tue	Dec 23 - 29	Waxing Gibbous
Wed	Dec 30	FULL MOON at 03:28
Thu	Dec 31	Waning Gibbous

A full moon is not only bright but beautiful. Many poets have composed great lines of praises for it. If you are planning a trip, do consider a Full Moon day.

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