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Day of Lunar Cycle |
1-3 |
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Synodic Position |
Between conjunction and eastern quadrature |
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Angle of Sun-Earth-Moon |
The Moon is falling between 0° and 90° behind (eastward) of the Sun |
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Illuminated side |
Turned mostly away from Earth |
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Near side |
Mostly dark |
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Overlap between near side and illuminated side |
Partial |
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Proportion of whole Moon that is both illuminated and near |
5-20% |
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Which part of the near side is illuminated? |
Westward or Right side (facing south) |
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Where visible at sunset? |
Behind the sun in the west, visible ever longer and found ever higher each day. |
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Where visible at midnight? |
Not visible. |
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Where visible at sunrise? |
Not visible. Rises in the east soon after sunrise, ever earlier each day. |
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Where visible at noon? |
Low in the east. |
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Meridian Transit |
Afternoon |