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Why does the moon exhibit phases?

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Why does the moon exhibit phases?

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As the moon orbits the earth, it moves from west to east. Its position relative to the sun also changes and as a result, we see different lunar phases. The sun lights half of the moon at all times. The moon’s phase that we see depends on how much its sunlit hemisphere is facing earth.

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