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It takes about 29.5 days to go from one new moon to the next new moon.

Phases of the Moon
Moon	Description
🌑 New Moon	We cannot see the Moon when it is a new moon.
🌒 Waxing Crescent	In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right.
🌓 First Quarter	We see the first quarter phase as a half moon.
🌔 Waxing Gibbous	The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. Waxing means it is getting bigger.
🌕 Full Moon	We can see the Moon completely illuminated during full moons.
🌖 Waning Gibbous	The waning gibbous phase is between a full moon and a half moon. Waning means it is getting smaller.
🌗 Third Quarter	We see the third quarter moon as a half moon, too. It is the opposite half as illuminated in the first quarter moon.
🌘 Waning Crescent	In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waning crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the left.

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 == Phases of the Moon ==
+It takes about 29.5 days to go from one new moon to the next new moon.
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+|+ Phases of the Moon
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+! Moon !! Description
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+| 🌑 New Moon || We cannot see the Moon when it is a new moon.
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+| 🌒 Waxing Crescent || In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waxing crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the right.
+|-
+| 🌓 First Quarter || We see the first quarter phase as a half moon.
+|-
+| 🌔 Waxing Gibbous || The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. Waxing means it is getting bigger.
+|-
+| 🌕 Full Moon || We can see the Moon completely illuminated during full moons.
+|-
+| 🌖 Waning Gibbous || The waning gibbous phase is between a full moon and a half moon. Waning means it is getting smaller.
+|-
+| 🌗 Third Quarter || We see the third quarter moon as a half moon, too. It is the opposite half as illuminated in the first quarter moon.
+|-
+| 🌘 Waning Crescent || In the Northern Hemisphere, we see the waning crescent phase as a thin crescent of light on the left.
+|}
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