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Astrology: Living With the Moon· 2 min read

The Eight Phases of the Moon, Explained

Why the Moon changes shape, what each phase is called, and when to look up to see it.

The Moon doesn’t make its own light. It reflects sunlight, and half of it is always lit by the Sun. What changes over the month is how much of that lit half we can see from Earth. That changing view is what we call the Moon’s phases.

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