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Last Quarter
The Moon looks like it’s half illuminated from the perspective of Earth,
but really you’re seeing half of the half of the Moon that’s illuminated
by the Sun ― or a quarter. A last quarter moon, also known as a third
quarter moon, rises around midnight and sets around noon.
Waning Crescent
The Moon is nearly back to the point in its orbit where its dayside
directly faces the Sun, and all that we see from our perspective is a
thin curve.
