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First Quarter does.
Nothing is in front of it. Rather, part of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun, and part of it is dark. It is actually possible to see the dark side, especially near new moon - in this case, the dark side receives some light from the Earth - but much less than the bright side of the Moon.
A week after the Full Moon the Moon looks like a semi circle again, this phase is called ''Third Quarter''
Third quarter moon.
One week.
The First Quarter moon
We see a Half Moon illuminated. The name of this phase is called Last Quarter. First Quarter is 1 week before a Full Moon.
We see a Half Moon illuminated. The name of this phase is called Last Quarter. First Quarter is 1 week before a Full Moon.
We see the full moon {the phase}.
After a week from new moon, you'll see a half moon. This is more correctly called the First Quarter phase of the Moon.
First Quarter does.
Nothing is in front of it. Rather, part of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun, and part of it is dark. It is actually possible to see the dark side, especially near new moon - in this case, the dark side receives some light from the Earth - but much less than the bright side of the Moon.
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That is the first quarter moon which looks like a half moon.
The moon presents in the "waning crescent" phase during roughly the week before each New Moon. During that time, the visible portion of the moon is less than half of a full circle, and decreases as time passes.
A week after the Full Moon the Moon looks like a semi circle again, this phase is called ''Third Quarter''
A week after the Full Moon the Moon looks like a semi circle again, this phase is called ''Third Quarter''