Student Work Sheet          Name_____________________________ Date________ Class_________

Moonrise, Moonset
Kenneth Fuller
© 2004 This page may be printed and reproduced for class use.


You should have notice by now that Moon rises and sets at different times each day. 
On the average, Moon rises about 50 minutes later each day than the day before.

phase chart JPG

Times of Day
midnight, early a.m., sunrise, late a.m., noon, early p.m., sunset, late p.m., midnight

By now you should be able to fill in the blanks below with the correct times of day for moonrise and moonset for each phase of Moon.

1. At new moon phase, Moon will rise at  _________________________ .
    At new moon phase, Moon will set at   _________________________ .
2. At waxing crescent moon phase, Moo n will rise at  _______________ .
    At waxing crescent moon phase, Moon will set at  ________________ .
3. At first quarter moon phase, Moon will rise at  ___________________ .
    At first quarter moon phase, Moon will set at   ___________________ .
4. At waxing gibbous moon phase, Moon will rise at  ________________ .
    At waxing gibbous moon phase, Moon will set at   ________________ .
5. At full moon phase, Moon will rise at    _________________________ .
    At full moon phase, Moon will set at   __________________________ .
6. At waning gibbous moon phase, Moon will rise at  ________________ .
    At waning gibbous moon phase, Moon will set at   ________________ .
7. At third quarter moon phase, Moon will rise at    __________________ .
    At third quarter moon phase, Moon will set at   ___________________ .
8. At waning crescent moon phase, Moon will rise at  ________________ .
    At waning crescent moon phase, Moon will set at   ________________ .