History of Moon phase

	Revision 3 . . October 31, 2001 11:44 pm by Karl Palmen [Tidy the definition remove some unused references]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) October 31, 2001 1:17 pm by Bryan Derksen [minor wikification]

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Changed: 1c1

Lunar phases are the definition of the percentage of the Moon that is visibly illuminated by the Sun as seen from Earth.

The lunar phase is the portion of the Moon that is visibly illuminated by the Sun as seen from Earth.

Changed: 4c4

When the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, the Moon appears full: the moon appears as a whole disc?. As the Moon orbits the earth, the moon wane?s, as the amount of illuminated lunar surface reduces, until the moon disappears at the New Moon when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

When the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, the Moon appears full: the moon appears as a whole disc. As the Moon orbits the earth, the moon wanes, as the amount of illuminated lunar surface reduces, until the moon disappears at the New Moon when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun.

Changed: 8c8

It should be obvious that the Full Moon is highest in the sky at midnight, and that the New Moon is above the horizon? during the day.

It should be obvious that the Full Moon is highest in the sky at midnight, and that the New Moon is above the horizon during the day.