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Nothing is covering the Moon when it is a half Moon. We can't see the other half because it is not lit up by the sun.

Half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, the same as all the planets and satellites. At different times of the month, different amounts of that lighted surface are visible from Earth, depending on the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun.

If the Moon is between the Sun and Earth, we see only the dark side. If the Moon has circled to the other side of the Earth, away from the Sun, we see the lit side. If the Moon is half way around the Earth, we see it half lit and half dark, a 'half Moon'.

All the phases of the Moon are caused by the amount of lighted Moon surface that is visible from Earth.

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