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   How many phases does the Moon go through?

   • Over the course of a lunar month, the Moon goes through the following phases: There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning crescent. This cycle repeats once every 29.5 days. Did you know?

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   How many phases are there in a lunar month?

   • Half of the Moon’s surface is always illuminated by sunlight. As the Moon orbits Earth, it changes how much of the lit-up side we can see. The eight Moon phases of a lunar month are divided into four primary and four intermediate (waxing and waning) Moon phases:

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   Why is it called the first quarter phase of the Moon?

   • The first quarter phase of the moon is so named because it occurs when the moon is one-quarter of the way through its 29.5-day cycle. If you can see the moon on this night, it will appear half illuminated and half dark. (If you look at the sky, you might say there is a half-moon out.)

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   How does the Moon end the lunar cycle?

   • To end the lunar cycle, the moon moves through a waning crescent phase; like the waxing crescent, the moon looks like a curved sliver as it becomes increasingly less illuminated approaching the new moon and beginning of the next lunar cycle.

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   The Moon has four primary phases and four intermediate phases during a lunar month. The primary are New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Full Moon, and Third Quarter Moon.

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   Jul 26, 2023 · The final primary phase in the lunar cycle is the third quarter moon, which the moon reaches at a specific time each month. At this time, the "other half" of the moon will be illuminated, compared to the first quarter phase.

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   Apr 25, 2023 · Waning crescent: The final phase of the Moon is the waning crescent, which happens when only a small sliver of the Moon is visible (on the far side of the Moon’s visible surface, compared to the waxing crescent) before it disappears into the new Moon phase once again.

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   Jun 13, 2024 · The eight Moon phases: 🌑 New: We cannot see the Moon when it is a new moon. 🌒 Waxing Crescent: In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right. 🌓 First Quarter: We see the first quarter phase as a half moon.

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   There are eight phases of the Moon beginning with the new Moon, followed by waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full Moon, waning gibbous, third quarter and finally waning...

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   Aug 30, 2023 · Waning Crescent: As the Moon approaches the end of its repeating cycle, the waning crescent phase sees the Sun-facing edge of the Moon shrinking to a thin sliver of illumination. The terms...

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   Last Quarter. The Moon looks like it’s half illuminated from the perspective of Earth, but really you’re seeing half of the half of the Moon that’s illuminated by the Sun ― or a quarter. A last quarter moon, also known as a third quarter moon, rises around midnight and sets around noon.