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2. Lunar phase - Wikipedia

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   A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon 's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with the Earth, the same hemisphere is always facing the Earth). In common usage, the four major phases are the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon and the last quarter; the four minor ...

3. Full moon - Wikipedia

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   The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). [3] This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side —is completely sunlit and appears as an ...

4. Lunar calendar - Wikipedia

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   A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon 's phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based on the solar year. The most widely observed purely lunar calendar is the Islamic calendar. [a] A purely lunar calendar is distinguished from a lunisolar calendar, whose lunar ...

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

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   Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the lunar cycle. Here's how.

6. Lunar month - Wikipedia

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   In lunar calendars, a lunar month is the time between two successive syzygies of the same type: new moons or full moons. The precise definition varies, especially for the beginning of the month. Animation of the Moon as it cycles through its phases, as seen from the Northern Hemisphere. The apparent wobbling of the Moon is known as libration.

7. Ecclesiastical full moon - Wikipedia

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   An ecclesiastical full moon is formally the 14th day of the ecclesiastical lunar month (an ecclesiastical moon) in an ecclesiastical lunar calendar. The ecclesiastical lunar calendar spans the year with lunar months of 30 and 29 days which are intended to approximate the observed phases of the Moon. Since a true synodic month has a length that ...

8. Moonrise and moonset - Wikipedia

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   Moonrise and moonset. A full moon sinking behind San Gorgonio Mountain, California, on a mid summer morning. Moonrise and moonset are times when the upper limb of the Moon appears above the horizon and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location.

9. Tuesday's Super Harvest Moon and Partial Eclipse Is Rare ...

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   This year, that full moon falls on September 17, peaking at 10:34 p.m. ET. The partial lunar eclipse will happen that night from 8:41 p.m. to12:47 a.m. ET, peaking at 10:44 p.m. ET. The the full ...