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The complete cycle of phases ... the moon's appearance ... repeats every 29.53 days.
About twenty nine and one half days. (It's phases, not phrases).
Every month as the Moon cycles through its phases it appears to change shape. The Moon always has the same spherical shape, but stargazers on Earth see different fractions of the dark and illuminated portions of the Moon as the Moon orbits Earth. The common urban myth that Earth's shadow falling on the Mooncauses lunar phases is incorrect.
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is called the phases of the moon.
29.5 days
The complete cycle of phases ... the moon's appearance ... repeats every 29.53 days.
"Phases" of the Moon.
About twenty nine and one half days. (It's phases, not phrases).
The moon goes through a complete cycle of its phases in 29.53 days.
About 29 and 1/2 days.
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Every month as the Moon cycles through its phases it appears to change shape. The Moon always has the same spherical shape, but stargazers on Earth see different fractions of the dark and illuminated portions of the Moon as the Moon orbits Earth. The common urban myth that Earth's shadow falling on the Mooncauses lunar phases is incorrect.
Convention has it that the cycle of moon phases begins with a New Moon. (When ti is almost dark.)
The cause of the phases of the Moon is closely related to our calendar month. (moon-th). The phases of the Moon are related to the Moon's orbit of Earth.
The cause of the phases of the Moon is closely related to our calendar month. (moon-th). The phases of the Moon are related to the Moon's orbit of Earth.