The Moon Phases: The Lunar Cycle

The moon phases are caused by the sun illuminating or lighting up one side of the moon. The sun is always illuminating one-half of the moon, depending on what place you are on Earth. That also affects what moon phase you see in The Lunar Cycle. The Lunar Cycle start with the New moon and then goes along to Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, then the Full moon. The cycle still continues on for Waning Gibbous Waning Crescent till it comes back to a New moon. This cycle continues about every 29 days or once a month.

The Solar Eclipse is caused by the moon getting in front of the sun and this only happens on a New Moon. It looks like the sun has a huge piece of black matter right smack in the middle of it!

The Lunar Eclipse is caused by the