Moon Phases 2020: Full Moon & New Moon Calendar

Moon Phases 2020 determines several festivals, fasts and important events are observed as per the lunar cycle. Moon transits into four phases in a week. From dark night, it changes into a Full Moon and the size of the Moon increases and decreases day by day respectively. The visibility changes as per the movement of the Earth.

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Given here is the complete list of Moon phases 2020 occurring in this year. These phases of the Moon are commonly known as Full Moon and New Moon. If you are keen on knowing the facts behind this celestial science, we have explained here how these phases are formed in the sky. Apart from that, we have mentioned the phases of Moon falling in the year 2020 in a tabulated form for your convenience. Check the below list regarding dates of complete phases of Moon:

Moon Phases 2020 Calendar

Above mentioned were the details of Moon Phases 2020. Read below some information related to Moon Phases & its Glossary:

• Full Moon: Full Moon 2020 dates are mentioned above. This phenomenon occurs when the Moon comes in the opposite direction of Earth from the Sun. When all these three celestial matters in the universe fall in a straight line at a 180-degree angle, a Full Moon is formed. During this phenomenon, the whole surface of the Moon gets illuminated by the Sun’s light. According to astronomy, this phenomenon appears at every 29.53 days.
• New Moon: As per this concept, Moon falls in between the Earth and the Sun. In this situation, Moon comes too closer to the Sun, which causes illumination of the entire opposite surface of Moon with the help of Sun’s light. The dates for new moon has been mentioned in Moon Phases 2020.

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• Blue Moon: In today’s scenario, when a full moon occurs twice a month (also mentioned in Moon Phases 2020), the phenomenon is said to be a Blue Moon. Alternatively, it’s a new concept; however, the earlier theory was different. If full moon falls four times in a season, then it was considered as a Blue Moon. Commonly, one season consists of 3 sightings of a Full Moon.
• Black Moon: As per the facts, if two new moons fall in a month or season, then this phenomenon takes place. This term is also used in case of no full moon appears in a month, though, it is a very rare concept. It may occur in the month of February due to the lesser number of days than the actual full Moon cycle of 29.53 days (according to Moon Phases 2020).

• Waxing Crescent: According to Moon Phases 2020, after the New Moon, waxing crescent appears when Moon moves in its orbit around Earth. One side of the Moon seems brighter and larger than New Moon. The bright part gets bigger unless it reaches the stage of Waning Gibbous.
• Waning Crescent: Waning Crescent is the final stage where the Moon appears to be least illuminated. It appears as a silver arc and repeats every 29.531 days. During this phase, the brighter part decreases and disappears when New Moon appears.
• First Quarter: Moon Phases 2020 explains that this phase occurs when the Moon seems half illuminated in the sky. This happens as Moon remains 90 degrees away from the Sun and has travelled a total of a quarter since the sighting of the New Moon.
• Last Quarter: Similar to the First Quarter, the only change which is visible is the decreased size of the Moon. As the waning cycle starts, the size and brightness of the Moon decreases.
• Waxing Gibbous: When the appearance of the Moon increases than that in the First Quarter but seems smaller the Full Moon, that phase is called Waxing Gibbous. This happens due to the fact that Sunlight illuminates more than half the part of the Moon mentioned in Moon Phases 2020 calendar.
• Waning Gibbous: Just as Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous occurs when the brightness starts decreasing and the Moon’s size seems more than before but lesser than Full Moon.

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