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Lunar Cycle
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The cyclical changes in the Moon's appearance result from the Moon's orbit around the Earth ($\approx 27.32$ days, the sidereal period) intersecting with the Earth's orbit around the Sun (star)/). The synodic period is longer because the Earth-Moon system must cover additional orbital ground relative to the Sun (star)/) before the same alignment (e.g., [New Moon](/…
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Lunar Phase
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| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| New Moon | 0% | $0^{\circ}$ (Conjunction) | $1.00$ |
| Waxing Crescent | $1\% - 49\%$ | $1^{\circ} - 89^{\circ}$ | $0.45$ |
| First Quarter | $50\%$ | $90^{\circ}$ (Quadrature) | $0.67$ |
| Waxing Gibbous | $51\% - 99\%$ | $91^{\circ} - 179^{\circ}$ | $0.88$ |