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Bookmark or Share- The phases of the Moon explained | The Planetary SocietyFirst quarter: This is when half of the Moon’s illuminated surface is visible from Earth. This is the equivalent of saying we are seeing one-quarter of the total Moon’s surface illuminated, hence the rather confusing name. Waxing gibbous: When more than half of the Moon’s surface visible from Earth is illuminated, we call it a Gibbous Moon.
- What Are the Moon’s Phases? - NASA Space PlaceThe 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. 🌔 Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and ...
- Why Is the Dec 5 Half Moon Special? - timeanddate.comA Third Quarter Moon comes halfway as the Moon wanes (decreases) from Full Moon back to New Moon. So, unsurprisingly, we often refer to a Quarter Moon as a Half Moon, and say it is 50% illuminated. But this is not completely true: a Quarter Moon is always slightly more than 50% illuminated. The Third Quarter Moon on December 5, 2023, will be ...
- Understanding the phases of the Moon | Astronomy.comThird Quarter: The Third Quarter Moon is the opposite of the First Quarter Moon. Half of the Moon’s nearside is illuminated, forming a bright half-circle on the opposite side of the Moon as ...
- Quarter moon or a half moon? | Moon Phases | EarthSkyFull moon signifies that the full visible surface of the moon – its day side – is fully turned toward Earth. First quarter moon means we see half of the moon’s day side (a quarter of the ...
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