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What moon phase is more of the lighted surface of the moon facing earth?
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During the entire two weeks from First Quarter to Third Quarter, more of
the moon's lighted surface faces toward Earth than faces away from it.
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What phase is the moon in when less and less of the side facing the earth is lighted?
The moon is said to be waning when less and less of the side facing Earth is lighted. :D
Phase when the lighted side of the moon is facing the sun and the dark side faces the earth?
The lighted half of the moon is always facing the sun. The entire dark half of the moon is facing earth at the time of "New Moon".
Which is the moon phase that no ne of the lighted surface of the moon can be seen from earth?
New moon.
What is the phase of the moon that happens when the lighted half faces away from earth?
If the hemisphere that is 'lit' is facing away from the earth then it is a new moon
In what phase are the half of the moon facing the earth light up?
in the new moon, the lighted half of the moon is facing the sun and tha dark side faces the earth.
What waning moon phase in which one half of the lighted surface of the moon can be seen from earth?
That would be Third Quarter.
What after the moon phase full moon?
The moon phase "waning gibbous" appears after the moon phase "full moon".It becomes the "last quarter" or "third quarter" when the lighted part is exactly 50%of the side facing the Earth.
Waxing Moon phase in which one half of the Moon's lighted surface can be seen from Earth?
"First Quarter", roughly 7.4 days after the New Moon.
Is the phase of the moon depend on how much of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
Not exactly. The lighted side of the moon as seen from Earth is that part that is not shadowed by the Earth.
What is the waxing Moon phase in which one half of the Moon's lighted surface can be seen from Earth?
That's "First Quarter", roughly 7.5 days after New Moon.
When the lighted half of the moon faces away from earth is what phase?
crescent moon
Phase in which all of the lighted side of the moon can be seen from earth?
That's the 'Full Moon'.
