moon phases
Waxing - these moon phases are gaining light, light is on the right side of the moon
Waning - these moon phases are losing light, light is on the left side of the moon
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New - no visible light can be seen (0)
Crescent - only a small sliver of the moon is lit (45)
Quarter - half of the moon is lit (90)
Gibbous - more than half the moon is lit. but not all the way full (135)
Full - the entire lit side of the moon is visible (180)
Waning - these moon phases are losing light, light is on the left side of the moon
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New - no visible light can be seen (0)
Crescent - only a small sliver of the moon is lit (45)
Quarter - half of the moon is lit (90)
Gibbous - more than half the moon is lit. but not all the way full (135)
Full - the entire lit side of the moon is visible (180)