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How do moon changes the phases?

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Actually, the moon does not change phases itself. The phase of the moon changes cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth, according to the changing positions of the Moon and Sun relative to the Earth. The phase of the moon is the shape of the illuminated (sunlit) portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth.

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