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The Moon is always spherical, or nearly so. However, the light from the Sun comes ... from the Sun, and we live on the Earth. So as the Moon goes around the Earth and the light comes from the Sun, our view of the illuminated area of the Moon will vary.

It is this "sideways" view of the Moon in the sunlight that causes our perception of the phases of the Moon.

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