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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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   Moonrise/moonset for different moon phases Lunar phase (illustration as seen from northern hemisphere) Moonrise [a] Culmination time (highest point) Moonset Best seen New moon: 6 AM Noon 6 PM Not visible unless there is a solar eclipse: Waxing crescent 9 AM Afternoon 9 PM Late morning to early evening First quarter 12 PM Sunset 12 AM

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

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   Think of the phases labeled "new moon," "first quarter," "full moon," and "third quarter" as the numbers 12, 9, 6, and 3 on a clock, respectively. (For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the ...

5. Moon - Wikipedia

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   The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.It orbits at an average distance of 384,400 km (238,900 mi), about 30 times the diameter of Earth. Tidal forces between Earth and the Moon have synchronized the Moon's orbital period (lunar month) with its rotation period at 29.5 Earth days, causing the same side of the Moon to always face Earth.

6. Orbit of the Moon - Wikipedia

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   Animation of the Moon as it cycles through its phases. The apparent wobbling of the Moon is known as libration. The Moon is in synchronous rotation, meaning that it keeps the same face toward Earth at all times. This synchronous rotation is only true on average because the Moon's orbit has a definite eccentricity.

7. Lunar calendar - Wikipedia

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   Lunar calendar year 2025. 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.

8. Full moon - Wikipedia

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   There are eight phases of the moon, which vary from partial to full illumination. The moon phases are also called lunar phases. These stages have different names that come from its shape and size at each phase. For example, the crescent moon is 'banana' shaped, and the half-moon is D-shaped. When the moon is nearly full, it is called a gibbous ...

9. Category:Phases of the Moon - Wikipedia

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   Full moon (2 C, 6 P) N. New moon (2 C, 4 P) O. Observances by lunar phase (3 C) Pages in category "Phases of the Moon" The following 8 pages are in this category, out ...