It's because the angle between the moon, Sun and Earth change, so we see a different portion of the lit side of the moon every night.
The phases of the moon.
The changing shapes of the moon are called lunar phases. These phases are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth, and moon, resulting in different portions of the moon being illuminated as seen from Earth.
That is the lunar cycle, or the phases.
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the moon can have up to 8 different shapes so there are different kinds of shapes and you rarely see a full moon
the moon appears to change shapes because you only see the part of it that reflects sunlight THAT YOU CAN SEE. so of the 1/2 of the moon that is illuminated, you only see part of it, the part changing as the moon orbits the earth.
We see different shapes of the moon from Earth because of its changing position relative to the sun and Earth, causing different amounts of sunlight to be reflected back to us. This creates the phases of the moon, such as full moon, crescent moon, and new moon.
the sun rays always reaching to the moon. when the earth block the sun rays from reaching the moon, the lunar eclipse can be formed. But the moon revolves round the earth, the blocks are removing from the moon. so the moon got different shapes.
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The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called lunar phases. These phases include new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter, which result from the changing positions of the moon, Earth, and the sun.
The pattern of different shapes of the moon that you see is called the lunar phases. These phases include new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent. The changing appearance of the moon is caused by the relative positions of the moon, Earth, and sun.
The Moon has only one shape; it is round. Spherical, actually. The appearance of the Moon changes depending on where the Sun is, and how the light is shining on it. When you are able to see the whole lighted part of the Moon, it is "full", and when you can only see the dark part, the Moon is "new". But it is round all Month long.