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SOLAR SYSTEM
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when the lit part of the moon increases
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when the lit part of the moon decreases
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the pathway the earth takes around the sun
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all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Waxing Crescent Moon starts as the Moon becomes visible again after the New Moon conjunction, when the Sun and Earth are on opposite sides of the Moon, making it impossible to see the Moon from Earth. During this phase, the lit-up part of the Moon increases from 0.1% to 49.9%.
Detailed explanation-2: -Waxing Crescent-The Moon appears to be partly but less than one-half illuminated by direct sunlight. The fraction of the Moon’s disk that is illuminated is increasing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Waxing Gibbous phase occurs when the Moon is mostly lit and the illuminated portion is egg-shaped (gibbous) with the eastern edge shaded. The amount of illuminated area visible is increasing from one day to the next which is what is meant by “waxing".
Detailed explanation-4: -This Moon is known as a Waxing Gibbous Moon. This Moon can be seen after the First Quarter Moon, but before the Full Moon. The amount of the Moon that we can see will grow larger and larger every day. ("Waxing” means increasing, or growing larger.)