Blue Moon is the second full moon in a month.
Moon rise times:The New Moon always rises at sunrise. The first quarter Moon rises at noon. The Full Moon rises at sunset. The last quarter Moon rises at midnight. Moonrise takes place about 50 minutes later than the day before.Illumination
A new Moon has 0% illumination. First and Last Quarter Moons have 50% illumination. The crescent phases are illuminated between 0 and 50%. The gibbous phases are illuninated between 50% ande 100%. A full Moon has 100% illumination.Moon facts
4.5 billion years old.
73,490,000,000,000,000 million kg.
Is 384,467 km (~364,397 km at perigee, ~406,731 km at apogee) from Earth.
Would take 130 days to get there by car.
Would take 13 hours to get there by rocket.
Would take 1.52 seconds at the speed of light.
Has 1/6 the Earths gravity.
Temperature fluctuates from -270 F to 300 F.
There are 2 golf balls on the moon. Hit by Alan Shepard on February 6, 1971 (Apollo 14).
12 people have been to the moon:
Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11)
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (Apollo 11)
Charles "Pete" Conrad (Apollo 12)
Alan Bean (Apollo 12)
Alan Shepard (Apollo 14)
Edgar Mitchell (Apollo 14)
David Scott (Apollo 15)
James Irwin (Apollo 15)
John Young (Apollo 16)
Charles Duke (Apollo 16)
Gene Cernan (Apollo 17)
Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 1d71)
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January 1, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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January 4, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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January 9, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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January 14, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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January 16, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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January 18, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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January 22, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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January 28, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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January 31, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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February 2, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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February 7, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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February 12, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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February 14, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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February 16, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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February 21, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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February 27, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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March 1, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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March 3, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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March 8, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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March 12, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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March 15, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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March 17, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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March 21, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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March 28, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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March 30, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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April 2, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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April 6, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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April 11, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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April 13, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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April 15, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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April 20, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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April 26, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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April 29, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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May 1, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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May 6, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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May 10, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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May 12, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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May 15, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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May 20, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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May 26, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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May 28, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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May 31, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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June 4, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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June 8, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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June 11, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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June 14, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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June 18, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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June 24, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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June 27, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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June 29, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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July 3, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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July 8, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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July 11, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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July 13, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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July 18, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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July 24, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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July 26, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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July 28, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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August 1, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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August 7, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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August 9, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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August 12, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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August 16, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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August 22, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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August 24, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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August 26, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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August 31, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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September 5, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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September 8, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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September 11, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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September 15, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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September 20, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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September 22, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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September 25, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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September 29, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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October 5, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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October 8, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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October 10, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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October 14, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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October 19, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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October 22, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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October 24, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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October 29, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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November 4, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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November 6, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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November 9, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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November 13, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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November 18, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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November 20, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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November 23, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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November 28, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
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December 4, 2012 | 75% | Waning Gibbous |
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December 6, 2012 | 50% | Last Quarter |
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December 8, 2012 | 25% | Waning Crescent |
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December 12, 2012 | 0% | New Moon |
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December 17, 2012 | 25% | Waxing Crescent |
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December 20, 2012 | 50% | First Quarter |
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December 22, 2012 | 75% | Waxing Gibbous |
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December 28, 2012 | 100% | Full Moon |
