The lunar phase or Moon phase is the shape of the Moons directly sunlit portion as viewed from Earth.The lunar phases gradually change over a synodic month (about 29.53 days) as the Moons orbital positions around Earth and Earth around the Sun shift. The visible side of the moon is variously sunlit, depending on the position of the Moon in its orbit.4/11/2004 · The moon goes through 8 major phases. A new moon is when the Moon cannot be seen because we are looking at the unlit half of the Moon. The new moon phase occurs when the Moon is directly between the Earth and Sun. A solar eclipse can only happen at new moon.; A waxing crescent moon is when the Moon looks like a crescent and the crescent increases …
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