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Moon phases
About the phases of our outer space area
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New moon | The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth, or shortly thereafter when it appears as a slender crescent. |
| Full moon | The phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated. |
| Waning | (Of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. |
| Waxing crescent | The definition of the waxing crescent moon is anytime after the new moon and before the full moon. After the full moon its is called a waning moon until the next new moon. |
| Waning crescent | he waning crescent moon, sometimes called an old moon, is defined to occur when the Moon is nearly, but not precisely, on a line with the Earth and Sun. This means that part but less than one-half of the Moon is illuminated by direct sunlight, creating a |
| Umbra | The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse. |
| PenUmbra | The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. |
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