Moon Phase Bingo
Moon Phases for 2021 or any year with full moon and new moon times. When is the next full moon?
- Moon Phases Bingo bingo card with Waxing Crescent Moon, Full Moon, Waxing Gibbous Moon, First Quarter Moon, Waning Crescent Moon, New Moon, Free!, Waning Gibbous Moon and Last Quarter Moon.
- Moon Phases for 2021 or any year with full moon and new moon times. When is the next full moon?
The Moon's current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon’s illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with an illumination of 50%. The average Moon rise for this phase is between 9pm and Midnight depending on the age of the phase. The moon rises later and later each night setting after sunrise in the morning. During this phase the Moon can also be seen in the early morning daylight hours on the western horizon.
Visit the March 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.
Today's Waning Gibbous Phase
The Waning Gibbous on March 5 has an illumination of 56%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On March 5 the Moon is 21.54 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.
The 8 Lunar Phases
Moon Phase Bingo
There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.
Are you hosting a Moon Phases party? Your guests will love playing Moon Phases Bingo! Download 2 free pages of Moon Phases Bingo including instructions and a randomized call sheet.
Moon Phases Bingo Pdf
B | I | N | G | O |
last quarter | moon phase | Phase | Lunar Cycle | Waning Crescent |
orbit | moon | Sun | Full moon | revolution |
Tides | First Quarter | FREE | Waxing Gibbous | sequence |
Waxing Crescent | pattern | New Moon | Waning Gibbous | eight |
Waxing | Waning | Third Quarter | month | Earth |
Host Instructions:
- Decide when to start and select your goal(s)
- Designate a judge to announce events randomly or as they happen
- Cross off events from the list when announced
- First to get any line (up, down, left, right, diagonally)
- First to get the four corners
- First to get two diagonal lines through the middle (an 'X')
- First to get all squares
- Check off events on your card as they occur
- If you complete a goal, shout 'Bingo!'. You've won!
- The judge decides in the case of disputes
B | I | N | G | O |
moon | Waxing Crescent | Phase | cycle | Lunar Cycle |
Tides | First Quarter | revolution | eight | Waxing Gibbous |
moon phase | Sun | FREE | Waning Crescent | pattern |
Gravity | last quarter | Full moon | month | Waxing |
orbit | Earth | New Moon | Waning | Waning Gibbous |
Moon Phase Bingo
This bingo card was created randomly from a total of 26 events:Host Instructions:
- Decide when to start and select your goal(s)
- Designate a judge to announce events randomly or as they happen
- Cross off events from the list when announced
- First to get any line (up, down, left, right, diagonally)
- First to get the four corners
- First to get two diagonal lines through the middle (an 'X')
- First to get all squares
- Check off events on your card as they occur
- If you complete a goal, shout 'Bingo!'. You've won!
- The judge decides in the case of disputes