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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. 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 ...

  4. Crescent - Wikipedia

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    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". The crescent symbol was long used as a symbol of the Moon in astrology, and by extension of Silver (as the corresponding metal) in alchemy. [4]

  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 observation - Wikipedia

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    First quarter (six to nine days past new moon) is generally considered the best time to observe the Moon for the average stargazer. Shadows and detail are most pronounced along the "terminator", the dividing line between the illuminated (day side) and dark (night side) of the Moon.

  7. FYI: The Moon Phase You Were Born Under Says So Much ... - AOL

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    The Last Quarter Moon occurs halfway between a Full Moon and a New Moon—basically, it’s the opposite of the First Quarter Moon. This is a time for closing chapters, releasing, and letting go ...

  8. Why the moon shines so bright overhead in winter - AOL

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    18th: First quarter Moon close to Jupiter in the evening sky. 20th: Moon near Pleiades star cluster in the evening sky. 24th: Moon near bright star Pollux in Gemini in the evening sky. 25th: Full ...

  9. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    The use of astronomical symbols for the Sun and Moon dates to antiquity. The forms of the symbols that appear in the original papyrus texts of Greek horoscopes are a circle with one ray for the Sun and a crescent for the Moon. [3] The modern Sun symbol, a circle with a dot (☉), first appeared in Europe in the Renaissance. [3]