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There are eight primary moon phases in a lunar cycle: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter, and waning crescent. Since a lunar cycle is about 29.5 days, there are approximately 12 to 13 complete cycles in a year, resulting in about 12 to 13 full sets of these moon phases annually.

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