A lunar phase or Moon phase is the apparent shape of the Moon's directly sunlit portion as viewed from the Earth (because the Moon is tidally locked with...
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lunisolar calendars. Lunar calendars follow the lunar phase while lunisolar calendars follow both the lunar phase and the time of the solar year. The event...
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Moon (redirect from Lunar mass)
during a lunar eclipse, always illuminated by the Sun, but from Earth the visible illumination shifts during its orbit, producing the lunar phases. The Moon...
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synodic orbit around Earth, a synodic lunar month, returning to the same lunar phase. The synodic period is about 29+1⁄2 Earth days, which is about 2.2 days...
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of lunar phases. Analysis of 3,706 spontaneous births (excluding births resulting from induced labor) in 1994 showed no correlation with lunar phase. The...
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1 oz) of lunar samples back to Earth. Phase IV is the development of an autonomous lunar research station near the Moon's south pole. The Phase IV program...
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Astronomical clock (redirect from Lunar clock)
could include the location of the Sun and Moon in the sky, the age and Lunar phases, the position of the Sun on the ecliptic and the current zodiac sign...
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Full moon (redirect from Lunar opposition)
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and...
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New moon (redirect from Lunar conjunction)
the new moon is the first lunar phase, when the Moon and Sun have the same ecliptic longitude. At this phase, the lunar disk is not visible to the naked...
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A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual...
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and disappears below it, respectively. The exact times depend on the lunar phase and declination, as well as the observer's location. As viewed from outside...
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lunar day (sunrise to sunrise on the Moon) equals the time that the Moon takes to complete one orbit around Earth, returning to the same lunar phase....
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A lunar standstill or lunistice is when the Moon reaches its furthest north or furthest south point during the course of a month (specifically a tropical...
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notable images of Earth from space Lunar phase Overview effect Pale Blue Dot Pale Orange Dot (Early Earth) Planetary phase The Blue Marble The Day the Earth...
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Crescent moon (section Lunar phases)
the free dictionary. Crescent moon may refer to: Fingernail moon, a lunar phase waxing until 7 days after or waning since 7 days before the new moon...
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Look up Phase, phase, or phases in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Phase or phases may refer to: State of matter, or phase, one of the distinct forms...
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A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. Such an alignment occurs...
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Amāvásyā (Sanskrit: अमावस्या) is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases, called tithi in India. The dark moon...
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belief spread that some people could change their gender depending on the lunar phase. The term half-moon (半月, hangetsu) was coined to describe such beings...
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Crescent (category Phases of the Moon)
(/ˈkrɛsənt/, UK also /ˈkrɛzənt/) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase (as it appears in the northern hemisphere) in the first quarter (the...
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Clementine (spacecraft) (redirect from Clementine lunar mission)
vehicle. The mission had two phases. After two Earth flybys, lunar insertion was achieved approximately one month after launch. Lunar mapping took place over...
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Paksha (category Phases of the Moon)
(Sanskrit: पक्ष, romanized: pakṣa) refers to a fortnight or a lunar phase in a month of the Hindu lunar calendar. Literally meaning "side", a paksha is the period...
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IM-1 (redirect from Moon Phases (sculpture))
using an Nova-C lunar lander. IM named their lunar lander as its Odysseus lander. The Odysseus lander was the first commercial lunar lander to have successfully...
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half-moon, or Halve Maen may refer to: First quarter or last quarter lunar phase semicircle shape Half-moons or black and white cookies Half-moon cookie...
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Coligny calendar (section The lunar month)
calendar, each year with twelve lunar months. An intercalary month is inserted before each 2.5 years. The lunar phase is tracked with exceptional precision...
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Hindu calendar (redirect from Hindu lunar calendar)
on lunar cycle (lunar months in solar year, lunar phase for religious dates and new year): Vikram Samvat Vikrami era – North and Central India (Lunar) Gujarati...
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was a mechanism to supply the lunar phase in addition to the position. The indicator was a small ball embedded in the lunar pointer, half-white and half-black...
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Chang'e 6 (category Chinese Lunar Exploration Program)
designed to be conducted in four phases of incremental technological advancement: The goal of the first phase was to reach lunar orbit. This was completed by...
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