Moon Phases and Dates for 2013 / 2014

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Here is the schedule for all the Moon phases for 2013 / 2014. If you’re going to go skywatching, remember that the best time to see the night sky is when you have a new moon. When there’s a full moon, the dimmer skies are washed out. Please note that all the times listed are in Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time.

Moon Phases and Dates for 2013

Moon Phases, January 2013
Last Quarter – January 5, 3:58
New Moon – January 11, 19:44
First Quarter – January 18, 23:45
Full Moon – January 27, 04:38

Moon Phases, February 2013
Last Quarter – February 3, 13:56
New Moon – February 10, 7:20
First Quarter -February 17, 20:31
Full Moon – February 25, 20:26

Moon Phases, March 2013
Last Quarter – March 4, 21:53
New Moon – March 11, 19:51
First Quarter – March 17, 20:31
Full Moon – March 27, 9:27

Moon Phases, April 2013
Last Quarter – April 3, 4:36
New Moon – April 10, 9:35
First Quarter – April 18, 12:31
Full Moon – April 25, 19:57

Moon Phases, May 2013
Last Quarter – May 2, 11:14
New Moon – May 10, 0:28
First Quarter – May 18, 4:34
Full Moon – May 25, 4:25
Last Quarter – May 31, 18:58

Moon Phases, June 2013
New Moon – June 8, 15:56
First Quarter – June 16, 17:24
Full Moon – June 23, 11:32
Last Quarter – June 30, 4:53

Moon Phases, July 2013
New Moon – July 8, 7:14
First Quarter – July 16, 3:18
Full Moon – July 22, 18:15
Last Quarter – July 29, 17:43

Moon Phases, August 2013
New Moon – August 6, 21:51
First Quarter – August 14, 10:56
Full Moon – August 21, 1:45
Last Quarter – August 28, 9:35

Moon Phases, September 2013
New Moon – September 5, 11:36
First Quarter – September 12, 17:08
Full Moon – September 19, 11:13
Last Quarter – September 27, 3:55

Moon Phases, October 2013
New Moon – October 5, 0:34
First Quarter – October 11, 23:02
Full Moon – October 18, 23:38
Last Quarter – October 26, 23:40

Moon Phases, November 2013
New Moon – November 3, 12:50
First Quarter – November 10, 5:57
Full Moon – November 17, 15:16
Last Quarter – November 25, 19:28

Moon Phases, December 2013
New Moon – December 3, 0:22
First Quarter – December 9, 15:12
Full Moon – December 17, 9:28
Last Quarter – December 25, 13:48

Moon Phases, January 2014
New Moon – January 1, 11:14
First Quarter – January 8, 3:39
Full Moon – January 16, 4:52
Last Quarter – January 24, 5:20
New Moon – January 30, 21:38

Moon Phases, February 2014
First Quarter – February 6, 19:22
Full Moon – February 14, 23:53
Last Quarter – February 22, 17:15

Moon Phases, March 2014
New Moon – March 1, 8:00
First Quarter – March 8, 13:27
Full Moon – March 16, 17:08
Last Quarter – March 24, 1:46
New Moon – March 30, 18:45

Moon Phases, April 2014
First Quarter – April 7, 8:31
Full Moon – April 15, 7:42
Last Quarter – April 22, 7:52
New Moon – April 29, 6:14

Moon Phases, May 2014
First Quarter – May 7, 3:15
Full Moon – May 14, 19:16
Last Quarter – May 21, 12:59
New Moon – May 28, 18:40

Moon Phases, June 2014
First Quarter – June 5, 20:39
Full Moon – June 13, 4:11
Last Quarter – June 19, 18:39
New Moon – June 27, 8:08

Moon Phases, July 2014
First Quarter – July 5, 11:59
Full Moon – July 12, 11:25
Last Quarter – July 19, 2:08
New Moon – July 26, 22:42

Moon Phases, August 2014
First Quarter – August 4, 0:50
Full Moon – August 10, 18:09
Last Quarter – August 17, 12:26
New Moon – August 25, 14:13

Moon Phases, September 2014
First Quarter – September 2, 11:11
Full Moon – September 9, 1:38
Last Quarter – September 16, 2:05
New Moon – September 24, 6:14

Moon Phases, October 2014
First Quarter – October 1, 19:32
Full Moon – October 8, 10:51
Last Quarter – October 15, 19:12
New Moon – October 23, 21:57
First Quarter – October 31, 2:48

Moon Phases, November 2014
Full Moon – November 6, 22:23
Last Quarter – November 14, 15:15
New Moon – November 22, 12:32
First Quarter – November 29, 10:06

Moon Phases, December 2014
Full Moon – December 6, 12:27
Last Quarter – December 14, 12:51
New Moon – December 22, 1:36
First Quarter – December 28, 18:31

You can listen to a very interesting podcast about the formation of the Moon from Astronomy Cast, Episode 17: Where Did the Moon Come From?

Reference:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_moonphases.pl?year=2013&ZZZ=END

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