Phases of the Moon Demonstration

On the left you can see the Earth and Moon see from above. The light from the Sun is coming from the right.

On the right you can see what the Moon would look like from the surface of the Earth and a "calendar" showing the days go by.

To go to a particular time, move the mouse pointer over the day you want to see.

To see the phases of the Moon for today, try the Moon Month

This demonstration uses Flash. If you do not see anything, you may need to get the Flash Plugin. You can get it from here .