BOUNDLESS EXPANSE 3D

Phases of the Moon

SKY RHYTHM · from new to full
Phases of the Moon
AI illustration of the real object
FULL CYCLE about 29.5 daysREASON where the Sun shines from

The Moon makes no light of its own; we only see the half that the Sun happens to light. As the Moon circles us, we view that lit half from changing angles: a thin crescent, a half, a full disk, and back. One common mix up, cleared up: the phases are not Earth's shadow. That only happens during a lunar eclipse.

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