This printable crossword puzzle has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
first phase of the moon
the sun illuminating only a little of the left of the moon
primary moon phase when half of the moon's surface is illuminated
a respectably large fraction of the moon's dayside faces our way
the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated
less illuminated than a full moon but larger than the moon at third quarter
appears to be half illuminated by the sun
the sun illuminating only a little of the right side of the moon
an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow
an eclipse in which the whole of the disk of the sun or moon is obscured
an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
an eclipse of a celestial body in which only part of the luminary is obscured or darkened
the dark central part of a sunspot
the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
the natural satellite of the earth
two full moons in one month
the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
summer, fall, winter, spring
a real or imaginary line on which something rotates, or a straight line around which things are evenly arranged
the process or act of turning or circling around something