phases, moon shapes that appear to change each night, orbital period of the moon, 29 and half days; about one month is how long it takes the moon to orbit Earth, new moon, the moon is completely dark because the unlit side is facing Earth, solar eclipse, when the moon is between the sun and Earth, waxing crescent, thin slice of light that is growing, waxing, growing, first quarter, have of the moon is lit up; one quarter of the way through its cycle, waxing gibbous, portion of moon that is humped or swollen and growing, full moon, biggest and brightest phase;halfway through its orbit; on other side of Earth, lunar eclipse, Moon is on other side of Earth; Earth's shadow is on the Moon i, waning, shrinking, waning gibbous, the Moon appears to be getting smaller and is humped or swollen, third quarter moon, Moon is three quarters of the way around its cycle;half moon, waning crescent, sliver of moon that is lit and getting smaller, number of phases, eight, tides, the rise and fall of the sea level due to the moon's gravitational pull

Moon Phases

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