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Direction of the Moon’s Terminator

By Janice VanCleave

Question: How can one identify a waxing Moon from a  waning Moon? Answer: The Moon’s terminator is  an imaginary line dividing the lit and unlit parts of the Moon disk seen from Earth. A waxing Moon is growing. This means its lighted part is increasing. A waning Moon is shrinking. This means its lighted part […]

Filed Under: Astronomy Tagged With: terminator line, waning moon, waxing moon

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