Before the new moon, less of the moon is lit up when viewed from Earth.
After the mew moon, more of the moon is lit up when viewed from Earth.
Phase 1 - New Moon - The side of the moon that is facing the Earth is not lit up by the sun. At this time the moon is not visible.Phase 2 - Waxing Crescent - A small part (less than 1/2) of the moon is lit up at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.Phase 3 - First Quarter - One half of the moon is lit up by the sun at this point. The part that is lit up is slowly getting bigger.Phase 4 - Waxing Gibbous - At this time half of the moon is lit up. The part that is lit is slowly getting bigger. Waxing means to slowly get bigger.Phase 5 - Full Moon - The side of the moon that is lit up by the sun is facing the Earth. The entire moon is lit up at this point.Phase 6 - Waning Gibbous - The moon is not quite lit up all the way by sunlight. The part of the moon this is lit is slowly getting smaller. Waning means to slowly get smaller.Phase 7 - Last Quarter - Half of the moon is lit up but the sun. The part that we can see lit up is slowly getting smaller.Phase 8 - Waning Crescent - A small part of the moon is lit up at this point. It is getting smaller by the minute.
That is the new moon phase.
The "new" moon occurs when the moon is, more or less, between the earth and the sun. This means all we can see of the moon is its dark or "night" side. Two weeks after the new moon the moon is on the other side of the earth, and we see it lit up by the sun. Its phase at that time is full.
The Moon appears to be lit up because it reflects light from the Sun. The amount of the Moon that is illuminated by the Sun changes as the Moon orbits the Earth, creating different phases like full moon, new moon, and crescent moon.
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The moon is called a "new moon" when it is not lit up because it is positioned between the Earth and the sun, with the dark side facing us. During this phase, the moon is not visible from Earth.
The amount of the moon's surface that is lit up by the sun varies depending on the moon's position in its orbit. During a full moon, the entire visible side of the moon is illuminated, while during a new moon, none of the visible side is lit up. This is because the amount of sunlight reaching the moon changes as it orbits the Earth.
The Moon does not really change its shape. It just seems to change its shape, or go through phases, because we only see the parts of it that are lit up by the Sun. The portion of the Moon that we see depends on where the Moon is in its orbit around Earth. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, the side facing us is dark. We call this a new moon. Gradually, as the Moon orbits Earth, more and more of the side facing us is lit up by sunlight. When the Moon reaches the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun is, the side of the Moon facing us is completely lit up by sunlight and we see a full moon. Then we see less and less of the Moon until it becomes a new moon again. The time that it takes for the Moon to change from one new moon to the next new moon is about 29.5 days.
It is called "first quarter" or "last quarter" when the moon is exactly half-lit.
All the phases of the moon in order are, new moon, then waxing crescent, next first quarter, then waxing gibbous, next full moon, then waning gibbous, next third quarter, and last waning crescent.
When the moon is completely lit up, it is called a full moon. This occurs when the Earth is between the sun and the moon, causing the moon's entire sunlit side to be visible from Earth.
if it is a full moon, then yes.