View Moon Phases Diagram With Sun On The Left Images. This moon phase diagram tells us where the moon is in relation to the sun and earth during each phase, and shows us that it's the moon's casting a the waning gibbous is an oblong, awkwardly circular shape, with the shadow being cast on the right side of its face so we can see the left side. The phases are due to how the sun illuminates the moon and the relative positioning of the earth, moon, and sun.

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At the new moon phase, the moon is so close to the sun in the sky that none of the side facing earth is illuminated (position 1 in illustration). The phases are due to how the sun illuminates the moon and the relative positioning of the earth, moon, and sun. From our perspective here on earth, the moon is fully illuminated by the light of the sun.

The sun's light is now shining on the.

Ask participants where the light on the moon comes from the sun. New moon is shown in position a in this diagram. I use an orrery to explain the. The moon changes its apparent shape with four distinct phases depending on the moon's position as it orbits around the earth, and the earth's position as it orbits around the sun.