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What is the difference between a crescent moon and a new moon?

April 26, 2017Astronomy Crescent difference Mathematics moon

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What is the difference between a crescent moon and a new moon?

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The new moon is also called the “dark of the moon.” It refers to the period in which the sunlit part of the moon is facing entirely away from earth, so the moon appears only as an outline. The crescent moon is the first 2-3 days after the new moon, as the moon is waxing, but still quite thin.