GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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just after a full moon
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just after a crescent moon
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when all of the Moon’s near side is dark
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between a first-quarter moon and a new moon
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Detailed explanation-1: -It starts just after Full Moon and lasts until the Third Quarter Moon. Waning means that it is shrinking and getting smaller, while gibbous refers to the oval-to-round shape.
Detailed explanation-2: -But following the night of each full moon, as the Moon orbits around Earth, we start to see less of the Moon lit by the Sun. Eventually, the Moon reaches a point in its orbit when we don’t see any of the Moon illuminated. At that point, the far side of the Moon is facing the Sun. This phase is called a new moon.
Detailed explanation-3: -A waning moon occurs between a full moon (when the visible surface is fully round and lit up) and a new moon (when the surface that faces Earth is completely covered in shadow). To wane is to decrease in some way.