The revolving of the earth and the rotating of the moon.
wax and wane
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During the time at sea, the sailors saw the moon wax and wane three times.
The opposite of the archaic term "wax" (increase, as in size) is wane.The terms are still used to refer to the phases of the Moon, where a waxing moon is increasing in illuminated area, a waning moon is decreasing.
The moon appears to wax and wane as it orbits the Earth, causing different amounts of its illuminated side to be visible from our perspective. During the waxing phase, more of the illuminated side is visible, while during the waning phase, less is visible. This cycle is due to the changing relative positions of the Earth, moon, and sun.
The Moon appears to wax and wane as seen from Earth due to its changing position relative to the Sun. When the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, we see the illuminated side (waxing). When the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun, we see the shadowed side (waning).
The opposite of to wax is to wane. Wax means to grow and wane means to diminish
That completely depends on when you start watching it. The question is like asking: "Does it get light or dark outside first ?"
It's the earth shadow
Yes, it does. There is a full earth, a new earth, and all the phases. One difference is that at one point or another, every part of the earth's surface is visible from the earth-side face of the moon.
It takes about two weeks for the moon to wax from a new moon to a full moon. During this time, the visible portion of the moon increases each night until it reaches full illumination.
Spinning,Waxing,Waning,Revolving,Darkening