All-Day Make Activity: Moon Phase Calendar

Make a moon phase calendar at our Make Table in the Tessy Machines & Makers sponsored by Marquardt exhibit!

Half of the Moon’s surface is always illuminated by sunlight. As the Moon orbits Earth, it changes how much of the lit-up side we can see. The eight Moon phases of a lunar month are divided into four primary and four intermediate (waxing and waning) Moon phases:

New Moon
Waxing Crescent Moon
First Quarter Moon
Waxing Gibbous Moon
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous Moon
Third Quarter Moon
Waning Crescent Moon