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  2. Moonrise and moonset - Wikipedia

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    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 ] The Moon rises 30 to 70 minutes (should be a fixed number, about 50 minutes, if it's the same 13 degrees) later each day /night than the day/night before, due to the fact that the Moon moves 13 degrees every ...

  3. The Moon Phases Explained, From the New Moon to the ... - AOL

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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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Full moon - Wikipedia

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    When the moon is nearly full, it is called a gibbous moon. The crescent and gibbous moons each last approximately a week. [5] Each phase is also described in accordance to its position on the full 29.5-day cycle. The eight phases of the moon in order: [5] new moon; waxing crescent moon; first quarter moon; waxing gibbous moon; full moon; waning ...

  6. Lunar observation - Wikipedia

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    The waxing gibbous Moon as viewed from Earth. The Moon is the largest natural satellite of and the closest major astronomical object to Earth. The Moon may be observed by using a variety of optical instruments, ranging from the naked eye to large telescopes.

  7. Lunar standstill - Wikipedia

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    The Sun is, by definition, always seen on the ecliptic (the Sun's apparent path across the sky) while Earth is tilted at an angle of e = 23.5° to the plane of that path and completes one orbit around the Sun in 365.25636 days, slightly longer than one year due to precession altering the direction of Earth's inclination.

  8. Phases of Venus - Wikipedia

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    It is a gibbous phase when it approaches or leaves the opposite side of the Sun. It shows a quarter phase when it is at its maximum elongation from the Sun. Venus presents a thin crescent in telescopic views as it comes around to the near side between the Earth and the Sun and presents its new phase when it is between the Earth and the Sun.

  9. Lunar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    This can be seen in different exposures of a partial lunar eclipse, for example here with exposures of 1/80, 2/5, and 2 seconds. There is often confusion between a solar eclipse and a lunar eclipse. While both involve interactions between the Sun, Earth, and the Moon, they are very different in their interactions.