The last new moon of this year marks the start of a lunar cycle that will lead into 2023.
. The most notable phases are the new moon, the first quarter moon, the full moon and the last or third quarter moon.
These phases are highlighted by the difference in the fraction of the moon’s surface facing Earth that is illuminated by the sun. , the moon and the sun are all roughly in a straight line, with the moon sitting between our planet and its star. This means that the side of the moon that is illuminated by the sun is completely turned away from Earth.
Moving away from the new moon, light advances across the lunar face, with this progress described as"waxing" by astronomers. By the time of the first quarter, which takes its name from the fact that the moon is one-fourth of the way through its monthly cycle, the face of the moon is half-illuminated.
The waxing of the moon culminates with the full moon, in which the natural satellite is fully illuminated by the sun. During the full moon, Earth, its star and the moon are once again in a line, but this time with our planet in the middle and the moon directly facingFollowing this, the illuminated portion of the moon begins to recede, creeping back across the lunar face in a situation astronomers describe as “waning.
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