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Firstly it is because the moon appears brightest when it is furthest from the Sun and is darkest when it is closer to the Sun than the Earth. Secondly because the Earth has a circular shadow. Thirdly because of the Moon's angle to the ecliptic it does not pass through the Earth's shadow very often. When it does the event is called a lunar eclipse (Not to be confused with the rarer and more spectacular solar eclipses)

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