Difference between revisions of "Full Moon"
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− | + | A '''Full Moon''' is the phase of the Moon when it is fully illuminated as a circle. Full Moons occur approximately every 28 days. [[Lunar eclipse]]s may only occur during a Full Moon, while [[solar eclipse]]s may occur only during a new moon. | |
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+ | Two full moons in a month - a fairly rare occurrence (every 32 months) - is called a "blue moon," leading to the phrase "once in a blue moon" to describe things that happen rarely. | ||
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+ | The phases of the moon are: | ||
+ | *New Moon | ||
+ | *Waxing Crescent (looks quarter full) | ||
+ | *First Quarter (looks half full) | ||
+ | *Waxing Gibbous (looks three quarter full) | ||
+ | *Full | ||
+ | *Waning Gibbous (looks three quarters full) | ||
+ | *Third Quarter (looks half full) | ||
+ | *Waning Crescent (looks quarter full) | ||
+ | *New Moon(again) | ||
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+ | [[category:astronomy]] | ||
+ | [[category:moon]] |
Revision as of 19:15, May 23, 2015
A Full Moon is the phase of the Moon when it is fully illuminated as a circle. Full Moons occur approximately every 28 days. Lunar eclipses may only occur during a Full Moon, while solar eclipses may occur only during a new moon.
Two full moons in a month - a fairly rare occurrence (every 32 months) - is called a "blue moon," leading to the phrase "once in a blue moon" to describe things that happen rarely.
The phases of the moon are:
- New Moon
- Waxing Crescent (looks quarter full)
- First Quarter (looks half full)
- Waxing Gibbous (looks three quarter full)
- Full
- Waning Gibbous (looks three quarters full)
- Third Quarter (looks half full)
- Waning Crescent (looks quarter full)
- New Moon(again)