The Moon Phases Calendar. The eight lunar phases are, in order: New moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and waning crescent.
Use the dropdown below to select any given calendar month and year to see that particular month’s moon phases (don’t forget to press the yellow “go” button). In the northern hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right.