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Day of Lunar Cycle |
0; occurs every 29 or 30 days |
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Synodic Position |
Conjunction |
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Angle of Sun-Earth-Moon |
0°; in line with the Sun |
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Illuminated side |
Turned completely away from Earth |
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Near side |
Completely dark |
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Overlap between near side and illuminated side |
None |
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Proportion of whole Moon that is both illuminated and near |
0 |
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Which part of the near side is illuminated? |
0 |
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Where visible at sunset? |
Setting in west; visible only from Earthshine |
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Where visible at midnight? |
Not visible. |
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Where visible at sunrise? |
Rising in east; visible only from Earthshine |
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Where visible at noon? |
Lost in daytime glare |
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Meridian Transit |
Noon |