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The moon doesn’t actually change shape – it’s always spherical. It’s just that when viewed from Earth, differing amount of its surface are illuminated by sunlight according to the relative positions of the Sun, Earth and Moon. These different views are called the phases of the moon, and follow a set pattern every month.
