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Yes, The force of gravity is responsible for the orbiting motion of the moon about the earth and also the motion of both the moon and earth around the sun. The orbital patterns of the earth and moon cause their positions to be relative to the sun in a way that repeats itself every 29 days - a full phase. The light that bounces off the moon and back to someone on earth depends upon the position of both, relative to the sun. So since gravity causes the pattern of the orbits then it is responsible for the phenomenon.

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