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What Are The Moon's Primary Phases?

Published Apr 27, 2022
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Hey guys . . . . Hope you are doing good and safe. Today we are going to see about the moon's primary phases. Let we start our blog . . . 

What are moon phases and eclipses, and what do they mean?

The first quarter phase is represented by a half moon.

Waxing Gibbous: Between a half moon and a full moon, the waxing gibbous phase occurs. Waxing indicates that it is growing in size.

During full moons, we can see the Moon completely illuminated.

Waning Gibbous: Between a half moon and a full moon, the waning gibbous phase occurs. Waning indicates that it is shrinking.

Third Quarter: The third quarter moon is also known as a half moon. It's the other half of the moon, as seen in the first quarter moon.

As the Moon moves through its monthly cycle, it displays these eight phases one after the other. The Moon takes 27 days to orbit the Earth. The Moon's cycle is therefore 27 days long.

What is the definition of a lunar eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, Earth blocks the Sun's light from reaching the Moon. That means that a full moon fades away during the night as Earth's shadow covers it.

Because the Earth's atmosphere absorbs the other colours while bending some sunlight toward the Moon, the Moon might seem reddish. Sunsets are orange and red due to sunlight bending through the atmosphere and absorbing other colours.

The Moon is illuminated by all of the Earth's sunrises and sunsets!

But why do eclipses happen in the first place?

The lunar orbit tilt is constant with respect to the stars throughout the year, but it varies with the Sun. It places the moon in the proper position to cross the Earth's shadow twice a year, generating a lunar eclipse.

When the Moon passes through the Ambra region of the Earth's shadow, it darkens substantially. Once it has fully entered the Umbra, the Moon will appear pale red as sunlight scatters through the Earth's atmosphere.

In fact, if you gaze at the eclipse from the moon's surface, you'll see the sun disappear behind the entire earth, bathing you in a warm red glow. When you arrive home, you'll have to stay up late to see the lunar eclipse, but if you do, you'll get a glimpse of the moon in an unusual form, as well as a fleeting glimpse of our own planet's long shadow.

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From any location on the Earth, the Moon appears to be a circular disk which, at any specific time, is illuminated to some degree by direct sunlight. The Sun always illuminates half the Moon, but, despite common folklore, the Moon does not have a permanent dark side. As the Moon orbits the Earth, we get to see more or less of the illuminated half. During each lunar orbit (a lunar month), we see the Moon's appearance change from not visibly illuminated through partially illuminated to fully illuminated, then back through partially illuminated to not illuminated again. Although this cycle is a continuous process, there are eight distinct, traditionally recognized stages, called phases. The phases designate both the degree to which the Moon is illuminated and the geometric appearance of the illuminated part. New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter phases are considered to be primary phases and their dates and times are published in almanacs and on calendars. The two crescent and two gibbous phases are intermediate phases, each of which lasts for about a week between the primary phases, during which time the exact fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated gradually changes. The phases of the Moon are determined by the relative positions of the Moon and Sun in the sky. First and Last Quarters occur when the Sun and Moon are about 90 degrees apart in the sky. In fact, the two "half Moon" phases are called First Quarter and Last Quarter because they occur when the Moon is, respectively, one- and three-quarters of the way around the sky (i.e., along its orbit) from New Moon. Note that we don't say 2nd quarter or 4th quarter and instead use full and new, respectively. The relationship of the Moon's phase to its angular distance in the sky from the Sun allows us to establish very exact definitions of when the primary phases occur, independent of how they appear. Technically, the phases New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Last Quarter are defined to occur when the excess of the apparent ecliptic (celestial) longitude of the Moon over that of the Sun is 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees, respectively. These definitions are used when the dates and times of the phases are computed for almanacs, calendars, etc. The percent of the Moon's surface illuminated is a more refined, quantitative description of the Moon's appearance than is the phase. Considering the Moon as a circular disk, the ratio of the area illuminated by direct sunlight to its total area is the fraction of the Moon's surface illuminated; multiplied by 100, it is the percent illuminated. At New Moon, the percent illuminated is 0; at First and Third Quarters, it is 50%; and at Full Moon, it is 100%. During the crescent phases the percent illuminated is between 0 and 50% and during gibbous phases it is between 50% and 100%. The moon’s orientation (tilt) with respect to your horizon shifts throughout the night because we live under a curved dome of sky. Observers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres see the moon apparently upside-down with respect to each other. In the Northern Hemisphere, a waxing moon (from new moon to full moon) increases its phase from right to left. The opposite is seen in the Southern Hemisphere, where a waxing moon (from new moon to full moon) increases its phase from left to right. From the Northern Hemisphere, we look generally southward to see the moon (or sun) crossing our sky. From the Southern Hemisphere, people look generally northward to see the moon (or sun) crossing the sky. This simulation of moon phases might help.
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