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  2. Lunar phase - Wikipedia

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    The Moon then wanes as it passes through the gibbous moon, third-quarter moon, and crescent moon phases, before returning back to new moon. The terms old moon and new moon are not interchangeable. The "old moon" is a waning sliver (which eventually becomes undetectable to the naked eye) until the moment it aligns with the Sun and begins to wax ...

  3. The Moon Phases Explained, From the New Moon to the Full Moon ...

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    Crescent refers to the shape (like a crescent roll!), while waxing means "increasing." Over about a week's time, the moon's illuminated portion grows from a sliver to nearly a half circle.

  4. Crescent - Wikipedia

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    The crescent symbol is primarily used to represent the Moon, not necessarily in a particular lunar phase. When used to represent a waxing or waning lunar phase, "crescent" or "increscent" refers to the waxing first quarter, while the symbol representing the waning final quarter is called "decrescent".

  5. Moonrise and moonset - Wikipedia

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    A waxing gibbous Moon, rising over mountains with coniferous trees. The Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun determines the moonrise and moonset time. For example, a last quarter rises at midnight and sets at noon. [5] A waning gibbous is best seen from late night to early morning. [6]

  6. Moon enters waxing crescent phase. When will it be full in ...

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    With the moon 72% illuminated and entering its waxing crescent phase, according to space.com, it's headed toward a special full moon.. Here's a look at what's happening in this month's lunar cycle.

  7. What Is Moon Phase Compatibility? - AOL

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    There are eight different moon phases one can be born under: New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent. Each of these moon phases ...

  8. New moon - Wikipedia

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    The original meaning of the term 'new moon', which is still sometimes used in calendrical, non-astronomical contexts, is the first visible crescent of the Moon after conjunction with the Sun. [3] This thin waxing crescent is briefly and faintly visible as the Moon gets lower in the western sky after sunset. The precise time and even the date of ...

  9. Backyard Universe: Earth lights up the crescent moon - AOL

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    There’s something mesmerizing about a slim crescent moon hanging low in the sky at dusk or dawn. ... the effect can be best be seen when the moon is a slim waxing or waning crescent, usually 1-3 ...