ppt课件-月亮 phasesand 日食学术计算机中心（ moon phasesand eclipses- academic computer center）.pptVIP

Phases of the Moon The Phases of the Moon are the variations in the Moon’s appearance as the Moon orbits the Earth. They are due to the changing Sun-Earth-Moon angle through each month. The following is the cycle of lunar phases: new, crescent, first quarter, gibbous, full, gibbous, third quarter, crescent, new Moon Phases The Moon orbits the Earth in about one month (29.5 days) Over one orbit the appearance and rise and set times change with the cycle of Lunar Phases. The figure is not to scale Light Dark We only see the Moon because sunlight reflects off its surface. At any one time, half