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What is the moon made of, and how did it form? Learn about the moon's violent origins, how its phases shaped the earliest calendars, and how humans first exp...
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14 de mar. de 2012 · Although the moon has remained largely unchanged during human history, our understanding of it and how it has evolved over time has evolved dramatically. Tha...
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The Moon was likely formed after a Mars-sized body collided with Earth several billion years ago. Earth’s only natural satellite is simply called “the Moon” because people didn’t know other moons existed until Galileo Galilei discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter in 1610. In Latin, the Moon was called Luna, which is the main adjective for […]
The Moon can be seen in the daylit sky at any phase except for the new moon, when it’s invisible to us, and full moon, when it’s below the horizon during the day. The crescent through quarter phases are high in the sky during the day, but the daytime gibbous phases can be glimpsed only just before the Sun sets.
Special Moon Events in 2024. Super New Moon: Feb 9. Micro Full Moon: Feb 24. Super New Moon: Mar 10. Micro Full Moon: Mar 25. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Seattle on Mar 24 – Mar 25. Super New Moon: Apr 8. Blue Moon: Aug 19 (third Full Moon in a season with four Full Moons)
13 de jun. de 2024 · The Moon displays these eight phases one after the other as it moves through its cycle each month. It takes about 27.3 days for the Moon to orbit Earth. However, because of how sunlight hits the Moon, it takes about 29.5 days to go from one new moon to the next new moon. Here’s what the Moon looks like right now from Earth:
NASA's interactive map for observing the Moon each day of the year.
