As the moon orbits the Earth, it cycles through eight distinct phases, affecting its appearance. Each phase describes how much of the moon is lit up by the sun from our perspective on Earth. The four main phases, Full, Quarter, New, Quarter, occur about a week apart. The Moon is visible at different times during its monthly cycle. When the moonrise is after 9:00 pm, or extremely early in the morning, February 26th - March 6th, your child should observe the moon and blog in the morning before leaving for school. Please refer to the chart below for optimal Moon viewing times.
Date
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Optimal Moon Viewing and Blogging Times
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Moon Phase
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February 22
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Anytime after moonrise, 5:48 pm
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Full
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February 23
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Anytime after moonrise, 6:46 pm
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Waning gibbous
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February 24
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Anytime after moonrise, 7:42 pm
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Waning gibbous
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February 25
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Anytime after moonrise, 8:39 pm
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Waning gibbous
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February 26
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning gibbous
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February 27
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning gibbous
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February 28
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning gibbous
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February 29
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning gibbous
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March 1
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Anytime before coming to school
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Quarter
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March 2
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning crescent
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March 3
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning crescent
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March 4
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning crescent
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March 5
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning crescent
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March 6
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Anytime before coming to school
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Waning crescent
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March 7
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Anytime before moonset, 4:31 pm
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Waning crescent
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March 8
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Anytime before moonset, 5:43 pm
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New
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March 9
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Anytime before moonset, 6:55 pm
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Waxing crescent
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March 10
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Anytime before moonset, 8:08 pm
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Waxing crescent
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March 11
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Anytime before moonset, 9:20 pm
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Waxing crescent
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March 12
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Anytime before moonset, 10:30 pm
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Waxing crescent
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March 13
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Anytime before moonset, 11:37 pm
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Waxing crescent
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March 14
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Anytime as there is no moonset!
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Waxing crescent
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March 15
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Anytime after moonrise, 11:56 am
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Quarter
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March 16
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Anytime after moonrise, 12:50 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 17
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Anytime after moonrise, 1:46 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 18
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Anytime after moonrise, 2:44 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 19
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Anytime after moonrise, 3:43 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 20
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Anytime after moonrise, 4:41 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 21
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Anytime after moonrise, 5:38 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 22
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Anytime after moonrise, 6:35 pm
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Waxing gibbous
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March 23
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Anytime after moonrise, 7:32 pm
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Full
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I cant wait till march 23 another full bright moon
ReplyDeleteI can't either Carlie! The last full moon was so beautiful!
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