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  2. Lunar phase - Wikipedia

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    The Moon then wanes as it passes through the gibbous moon, third-quarter moon, and crescent moon phases, before returning back to new moon. The terms old moon and new moon are not interchangeable. The "old moon" is a waning sliver (which eventually becomes undetectable to the naked eye) until the moment it aligns with the Sun and begins to wax ...

  3. Crescent - Wikipedia

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    A crescent shape (/ ˈ k r ɛ s ən t /, UK also / ˈ k r ɛ z ən t /) [1] is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself.

  4. Lunar month - Wikipedia

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    In Shona, Middle Eastern, and European traditions, the month starts when the young crescent moon first becomes visible, at evening, after conjunction with the Sun one or two days before that evening (e.g., in the Islamic calendar). In ancient Egypt, the lunar month began on the day when the waning moon could no longer be seen just before ...

  5. Backyard Universe: Earth lights up the crescent moon - AOL

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    The sunlit portion of the crescent moon is over exposed in this Nov. 16, 2023 photo. The rest of the moon is dimly illuminated by reflected sunlight from Earth or 'earthshine.'

  6. Moon enters waxing crescent phase. When will it be full in ...

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    With the moon 72% illuminated and entering its waxing crescent phase, according to space.com, it's headed toward a special full moon.. Here's a look at what's happening in this month's lunar cycle.

  7. Lunar swirls - Wikipedia

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    Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Wide Angle Camera image of Reiner Gamma Another view of Reiner Gamma swirls Mare Ingenii Swirls east of Firsov crater, from Apollo 10. Lunar swirls are enigmatic features found across the Moon's surface, which are characterized by having a high albedo, appearing optically immature (i.e. having the optical characteristics of a relatively young regolith), and (often ...

  8. Crescent moon to join pairing of planets - AOL

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    The crescent moon will align with Mars and Venus on the evenings of Sunday, May 21, and Monday, May 22, appearing below the two planets leading up to the main event.

  9. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    a decrescent (waning) moon (as viewed from the northern hemisphere) new moon [22] [23] U+1F311 (dec 127761) 🌑︎: fully dark [17] [24] [25] U+1F31A (dec 127770) 🌚︎: waxing crescent U+1F312 (dec 127762) 🌒︎: encrescent moon (northern hemisphere) first-quarter (waxing) moon U+1F313 (dec 127763) 🌓︎: one week into the month, half ...