Moon Phases

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What is the duration of a lunar month?

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29.5 days

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What is the name of the moon phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated?

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Full Moon

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when half of the moon is illuminated and is increasing in illumination?

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First Quarter

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What does the term 'waning' refer to in relation to moon phases?

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It means the moon is shrinking in illumination.

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after a full moon and before the last quarter?

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Waning Gibbous

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when the moon is not visible from Earth?

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New Moon

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs when the moon is half illuminated and decreasing in illumination?

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Last Quarter

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What is the term for the moon phase that occurs when the moon is increasing in illumination after a new moon?

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Waxing

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after the new moon and before the first quarter?

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Waxing Crescent

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What is the name of the moon phase that occurs after the last quarter and before the new moon?

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Waning Crescent

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