Moon Phases

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What is the phase of the moon when it is half illuminated and increasing in brightness?

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First Quarter

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What is the phase of the moon when it is less than half illuminated and decreasing in brightness?

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Waning Crescent

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What is the phase of the moon when it is more than half illuminated and increasing in brightness?

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Waxing Gibbous

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What is the phase of the moon when it is completely illuminated?

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Full Moon

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What is the phase of the moon when it is completely dark and not visible from Earth?

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New Moon

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What is the phase of the moon when it is half illuminated and decreasing in brightness?

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Third Quarter

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What is the term for the transition from a new moon to a full moon?

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Waxing

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What is the term for the transition from a full moon to a new moon?

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Waning

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What is the phase of the moon that occurs just before a new moon?

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Waning Crescent

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What is the phase of the moon that occurs just after a new moon?

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Waxing Crescent

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