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No, the position of the Moon and the Sun as OBSERVED from the Earth.
The phase of the moon that appears completely dark when observed from Earth is the new moon. When it is completely bright, it is the full moon.
crescent
a full moon.
The phase of the moon depends on it position in relation to the earth and the sun. For instance, when the moon is in between the earth and the sun, this is the new of full moon phase.
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full moon
The New Moon
The sun, the earth, and the moon.
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The answer is syzygy.
There are diagrams of the Moon position (for each phase) at the related links.