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NEW MOON:
A New moon is when the Moon and Sun are more or less aligned, and you see the dark side of the moon. In this phase the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun and we can not see the Moon due to the glare of the sun. The “New Moon” is also called “No Moon“.
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Photo of a New Moon
Another photo of a New Moon
Photo of a New-Old Moon
Jan/
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FULL MOON:
A Full Moon is opposite the Sun, which means that the moon rises around sunset and sets at around sunrise. It occurs two weeks after New Moon, a week after First Quarter Moon, and a week before Last Quarter Moon. If you use the same reasoning as we do with "quarter" Moons, you would call this the "Half Moon," since we see only half the surface of the Moon. more info....
Jan/
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LAST QUARTER MOON:
The Last Quarter Moon, also called a Third Quarter Moon. Last Quarter moon occurs approximately one week after Full Moon and one week before the next New Moon.
This moon happens when a line drawn from the Sun to the Earth is at 90 degrees from a line drawn from the Earth to the Moon, and the Moon is to the west of the Sun.
Called a Quarter Moon because you are seeing half of the side facing Earth, which accounts for only one-fourth of the total surface of the Moon.
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Photo of aLast Quarter Moon
Jan/
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FIRST QUARTER MOON:
A First Quarter Moon happens about a week after a New Moon and also a week before a Full Moon. The moon will rise around midday and set around midnight. The First Quarter Moon appears as a half-circle and can be found in the southern skies.
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Photo of a First Quarter Moon
Another photo of a First Quarter Moon
