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Phases of the Moon
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New Moon
The Moon is between Earth and the Sun, with the Sun illuminating the side of the Moon that is not visible from Earth.
Waning Crescent
A small sliver of the Moon's disk is illuminated on the left side, getting smaller each day until the new moon.
Waxing Crescent
A sliver of the Moon's disk is illuminated on the right side, growing larger each day until first quarter.
Waxing Gibbous
More than half of the Moon is illuminated and growing, with the right side illuminated leading up to a full moon.
First Quarter
Half of the Moon's disk is illuminated on the right side, and it appears as a half circle from Earth.
Waning Gibbous
The illuminated portion of the Moon is decreasing, but more than half is still illuminated on the left side following a full moon.
Last Quarter
Half of the Moon's disk is illuminated on the left side, and it appears as a half circle from Earth.
Full Moon
The entire disk of the Moon is illuminated, appearing as a full circle since the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun.
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