Sandburg Center for Sky Awareness
A Fairfax County Public Schools Planetarium
Planetarium Version | Birthday Moons Activity | SCSA Home
Grade Level 3-6 - Moon Phases
- Moon
Calendar shows the phases of the Moon for each day of a selected
month. You can set the calendar to any date from 3999 BC to 3999 AD.
Clicking any day cell on the calendar will take you to a screen presenting
a more detailed view of the Moon on that day, along with other information
about the Sun and Moon.
- Demonstration
of Moon Phases (Java) - Moon phases from three points of view: top
view; Earth view; or both. Great tool for visualizing what causes the
cycle of Moon phases.
- The
Phaser - An Interactive Lunar Odyssey (The Phaser requires Shockwave
to run. Download the latest version of Shockwave.)
- Earth and Moon Viewer.
Real-time views of the Earth showing day and night views; also views of
the Earth from the Sun and Moon.
- Moonlight
Madness - Learn to identify Moon phases