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; [Home > Setup > Sun Earth Moon > Solar Eclipses > From Moon > View from Sun > Phases of the Moon] ... Sometimes, when you look up and see the moon, it's a full circle. Other times, it's part of a circle. The different "shapes" of the moon that you see are called "phases" of the moon. The moon is shaped like a ball-
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www.fearofphysics.com/SunMoon/phases.html
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The different phases of the moon are due to varying amounts of sunlight being reflected from the moon to the Earth. ... The moon takes about 27.3 days (about a month) to revolve around Earth, traveling at an average distance of about 384,000 kilometers.
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m.students.umkc.edu/MAC939/what_causes_moon_phases.htm
m.students.umkc.edu/MAC939/what_causes_moon_phases.htm
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When ancient peoples of all cultures saw the Moon cycle, they did not understand it, so they invented myths. While these myths are still fun to read, humans have now walked on the Moon, flown around it, and learned what really causes its fascinating phases and occasional eclipses.
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www.morehead.unc.edu/Shows/EMS/moon_phases_and_eclipses...
www.morehead.unc.edu/Shows/EMS/moon_phases_and_eclipses.htm
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sprott.physics.wisc.edu/lectures/Seasons/sld008.htm
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Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada ... Canada's Digital Collections ... Les Collections numérisées du Canada...
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collections.ic.gc.ca/universe/moon_answers08.html
collections.ic.gc.ca/universe/moon_answers08.html
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The revolution of the Moon around the Earth causes the Moon to appear to change shape in the sky. These apparently different shapes are called "phases" of the Moon. The Moon passes through a cycle of eight phases which repeats itself every 29.5 days.
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starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_lev...
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Phases of the Moon ... The most common incorrect reason given for the cause of the Moon's phases is that we are seeing the shadow of the Earth on the Moon! But this cannot be correct: when the Moon passes through the shadow of the Earth, we get a lunar eclipse.
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www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moonphases.html
www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/moonphases.html
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The lunar month is the 29.53 days it takes to go from one new moon to the next. During the lunar month, the Moon goes through all its phases. You can see the phases drawn in the image below. Just like the Earth, half of the Moon is lit by the Sun while the other half is in darkness.
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