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How Do You Get To All Of The Moon Phases?

Like all of the diffarent moon phases?

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    New Moon - The Moon's unilluminated side is facing the Earth.  The Moon is
    not visible (except during a solar eclipse).

    Waxing Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than
    one-half illuminated by direct sunlight.  The fraction of the Moon's
    disk that is illuminated is increasing.

    First Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by
    direct sunlight.  The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is
    increasing.

    Waxing Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but
    not fully illuminated by direct sunlight.  The fraction of the Moon's
    disk that is illuminated is increasing.

    Full Moon - The Moon's illuminated side is facing the Earth.  The
    Moon appears to be completely illuminated by direct sunlight.

    Waning Gibbous - The Moon appears to be more than one-half but
    not fully illuminated by direct sunlight.  The fraction of the Moon's
    disk that is illuminated is decreasing.

    Last Quarter - One-half of the Moon appears to be illuminated by
    direct sunlight.  The fraction of the Moon's disk that is illuminated is
    decreasing.

    Waning Crescent - The Moon appears to be partly but less than
    one-half illuminated by direct sunlight.  The fraction of the Moon's
    disk that is illuminated is decreasing.
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    Jmaks 

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