Phases of the Moon
U.S. Naval Observatory - Phases of the Moon
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 New Moon |
 First Quarter |
 Full Moon |
 Last Quarter |
| Various Directions of the Moon |
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| Phase | East | Southeast | South | Southwest | West |
| New Moon | Not Observable | ||||
| Crescent | Not Observable | Just after Sunset | |||
| First Quarter | Noon | Afternoon | Dusk | Evening | Midnight |
| Gibbous | Afternoon | Dusk | Evening | Midnight | Pre-Dawn |
| Full Moon | Dusk | Evening | Midnight | Pre-Dawn | Dawn |
| Gibbous | Evening | Midnight | Pre-Dawn | Dawn | Morning |
| Last Quarter | Midnight | Pre-Dawn | Dawn | Morning | Noon |
| Crescent | Just before Dawn | Not Observable | |||
| New Moon | Not Observable | ||||