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Moon Phases 2023

Source: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Published: December 19, 2022

The phase and libration of the Moon for 2023, at hourly intervals. Includes supplemental graphics that display the Moon's orbit, subsolaNASA's Scientific Visualization Studior and sub-Earth points, and the Moon's distance from Earth at true scale. Craters near the terminator are labeled, as are Apollo landing sites and maria and other albedo features in sunlight.

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