The lunar face will be half-lit by the light of the sun tonight during a phase called the first quarter moon.
The first quarter moon phase occurs halfway between the beginning of the lunar cycle, the new moon — at which time the lunar face is completely dark — and the
After this, the process that has led to the full moon will reverse, and the moon will be said to be waning. Light will then begin to recede across the lunar face, giving way to shadow as the lunar cycle heads to the next new moon. When the lunar face is once again half illuminated, it will be in a phase called the third quarter moon, which is, in many ways, the mirror image of the first quarter moon.
This will continue until the full moon, which will rise when the sun sets and set when the sun rises, making it visible through the night. The moon will continue to set an hour later each night, and as a result, this means that the third quarter moon mirrors the first quarter moon in another way.
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