Astronauts look to the sky for clues about space, and you can too! Over the next month, you’ll become a moon observer and track how it changes each night.

Go outside every evening for 30 days and look up at the moon.

• Find a comfortable spot where you can see the sky clearly.
• Observe what you see.
  
• Can you see the moon tonight, or are there clouds in the sky?
• Is it a crescent moon? Is it a full moon?
• If you can see the moon, take out your moon phase journal. You can download it below.
• Write the date and time on the calendar.
• Draw a picture of what the moon looks like.
• Does the moon rise in the same place every night, or does it move?
• After the month is over, look at your moon phase calendar. Do you notice any pattern in the shape of the moon?
• What happens after the full moon? Does it grow or shrink?

🕵️‍♀️ Try This:
Take a photo of the moon each night and compare them at the end of the month. What changes do you notice?

📖 Share your adventure!
We’d love to see your moon phase journal. Share a picture or a page from your nature journal in the comments below.