Color by Number Moon

Color by number: Crescent moon and stars

Color each square by its number.

111111111111

121111122111

111131112211

111111111221

111111111222

111211111222

111111111222

311111112222

111111112221

112111222211

111122222111

131111111111

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

How it works

This moon color by number set opens on a Crescent moon and stars. Behind it: Half moon, Full moon with craters, Moon over hills, Moon over the sea, Moon behind a cloud, Moon in a window and Sleeping moon.

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Three shapes of the moon

The first three sheets are a crescent, a half moon and a full moon. On the Half moon the lit side is yellow and the dark side blue. The Full moon with craters has gray patches on the detailed grid, drawn for the dark plains of the real Moon.

Purple, black and blue night skies

Two skies are purple, two are black and four are blue. Six easy sheets fill all 144 squares. The Moon behind a cloud is the quickest at 102, because the cloud stays white, and the Sleeping moon leaves one square white: the pom-pom of its nightcap.

Yellow is in all 8 easy keys: it is the moon every time.
The easy Crescent moon and stars has 107 purple squares, so start with a sharp purple crayon.

Questions and answers

Is there a full moon to color by number?

Yes. Full moon with craters is a yellow moon with 12 orange crater squares in a black sky: 144 squares and 3 crayons on the easy grid. Open More options and pick it under Pictures.

How many crayons do the moon sheets need?

Three or four on the easy 12 by 12 grids, all from the 8 basic crayons. The detailed 24 by 24 grids take 4 to 7 and add gray, light blue, light green or pink.

Does the answer key print with the moon sheets?

Yes, on page 2, in color. The sheet itself fits one Letter or A4 page. Uncheck Answer key on page 2 in More options when you want the sheet alone.

All 8 pictures

Shapes of the moon 3

Crescent moon and stars A yellow crescent moon in a purple night sky with three yellow stars and three orange ones. On the detailed grid four yellow stars have points, small white and light blue stars fill the sky and orange marks dot the crescent. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 569 squares to color.
Full moon with craters A full yellow moon with orange craters in a black night sky, with a yellow star near each corner. On the detailed grid the moon has gray patches and small orange crater rings, and white stars are out. The dark patches on the real Moon are plains called maria, a word that means seas. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 568 squares to color.
Half moon A half moon in a purple night sky: the right half is yellow with orange craters, the left half is blue, and three yellow stars are out. On the detailed grid the lit half has gray patches and orange craters, and yellow and white stars are out. A half moon is the name people give the first-quarter and third-quarter moons. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 571 squares to color.

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Moonlit scenes 4

Moon behind a cloud A yellow moon with three orange craters in a blue night sky, half hidden by a cloud left white as paper, with three yellow stars. On the detailed grid the cloud has a light blue underside, a second small cloud crosses the top of the moon and more yellow stars are out. Easy: 3 colors, 102 squares to color. Detailed: 4 colors, 439 squares to color.
Moon in a window A full yellow moon seen through a brown window with four panes, with red curtains in the top corners and two yellow stars in a blue night sky. On the detailed grid the wall is orange, the moon has gray craters, the curtains have pink folds, white stars are out and a brown sill runs under the window. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 574 squares to color.
Moon over hills A full yellow moon and three yellow stars in a blue night sky over two green hills, with a black pine tree on the left hill. On the detailed grid the moon has gray craters, white stars are out, the nearer hill is light green and three black pines stand on the far one. Easy: 4 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 568 squares to color.
Moon over the sea A full yellow moon and three yellow stars in a black night sky over a blue sea, with the moon's yellow reflection in stripes on the water. On the detailed grid the moon has gray craters, white stars are out, light blue ripples cross the water and a sailboat with white sails and a brown hull and mast sails by. Easy: 3 colors, 144 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 551 squares to color.

With a face 1

Sleeping moon A yellow crescent moon asleep in a blue night sky: a closed black eye, a black mouth, a red nightcap with a pom-pom left white as paper and three yellow stars. On the detailed grid the moon has a pink cheek and orange marks along its back, the cap has a white band, the stars have points and a white Z floats beside it. Easy: 4 colors, 143 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 551 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids in October 2026. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a brand, a logo or a character from a film, show, book or game. The pictures are simplified and are not a chart of the Moon. The facts in the Half moon and Full moon with craters descriptions were checked against Wikipedia in October 2026. The color and square counts were counted from the finished grids. Licence: own work