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  2. Moonrise and moonset - Wikipedia

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    A waxing gibbous Moon, rising over mountains with coniferous trees. The Moon's position relative to Earth and the Sun determines the moonrise and moonset time. For example, a last quarter rises at midnight and sets at noon. [5] A waning gibbous is best seen from late night to early morning. [6]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Full moon - Wikipedia

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    When the moon is nearly full, it is called a gibbous moon. The crescent and gibbous moons each last approximately a week. [5] Each phase is also described in accordance to its position on the full 29.5-day cycle. The eight phases of the moon in order: [5] new moon; waxing crescent moon; first quarter moon; waxing gibbous moon; full moon; waning ...

  5. The Moon Phases Explained, From the New Moon to the Full Moon ...

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    Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the lunar cycle. Here's how.

  6. Hmong calendar - Wikipedia

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    The first cycle is the waning gibbous (Pahawh: 𖬃𖬥 𖬔𖬮; RPA: Hli xiab). This occurs within the first 14 days of the month, with a first half moon phase. The second cycle is the full moon (Pahawh: 𖬃𖬥 𖬗𖬰𖬝; RPA: Hli ntsa). This occurs within the 15th day of the month, with a full moon phase.

  7. Ekadashi - Wikipedia

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    The eleventh tithi corresponds to a precise angle and phase of the waxing and waning moon. In the bright half of the lunar month, the moon will be exactly 3/4 full on the start of Ekadashi, and in the dark half of the lunar month, the moon will be 3/4 dark on the start of Ekadashi.

  8. Paksha - Wikipedia

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    Shukla Paksha refers to the bright lunar fortnight or waxing moon in the Hindu calendar. Shukla (Sanskrit: शुक्ल) is a Sanskrit word for "white" or "bright". The Shukla Paksha is a period of 15 days, which begins after the amavasya (new moon) day and culminating on purnima (full moon) day and is considered auspicious.

  9. Astronomical symbols - Wikipedia

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    waning gibbous U+1F316 (dec 127766) ... This symbolic innovation was adopted very quickly by the astronomical community. The following year (1852), ...