how many phases does the moon have?
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8 named phases, but the phases of the moon are actually continuous, smothly transitioning from one to the next, the 8 phases that we name are just particular points in the phases.
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Okay, first of all, the moon nor the sun are planets.  The first answer should sum it up.
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That is another one of those "it depends" questions.\n\nSolid, liquid, and gas are the phases know since antiquity.  More recently, plasma has been included in the list.\n\nHowever, there are a number of other "conditions" matter can take, that some scientists consider to be phases, including:\n\nBose-Einstein condensates\nneutronium\nstrange matter\nquark-gluon plasmas\nsuperfluids\n\nAnd the list goes on.  Some of these are theoretical, some can be produced in a laboratory.  And more are being proposed/discovered all the time.\n\nSo, there is no "official" number for phases of matter, because definitions for phases of matter vary.
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The main reason is that there is no weather on the moon to erode the surface.  Additionally, there is no tectonic movement of the surface of the moon.  Because of both these things, the surface of the moon is stable, while the earth's surface is constantly being altered.
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What confuses you about the moon? Most planets have them. Ours is old, lifeless, has a high reflectivity, and rotates once for every revolution (so we always see the same side). Why are you confused?
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http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/Academy/UNIVERSE/MOON.HTML\nhttp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/luna.html\nhttp://www.solarviews.com/eng/moon.htm\nhttp://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/
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The moon is known as the moon, but there are also other names given to it such as: Luna by the Romans and Selene and Artemis by the Greeks. It is also known as one of Earth's satellite. It is the second largest object in the sky and orbit 384,400km from the Earth. Its diametre is 3,476km and it has a mass of 7.35kg. As far as I know there are no other name for the earth's moon persay.
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A great site with current phases and other info as well as a downloadable application for phases from 0 to 5000 AD:\nhttp://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml\n\nSoftware to calculate the phases for any time past or present:\nhttp://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/\n\nMoon phases for the current quarter:\nhttp://www.nckas.org/moonphase.htm\n\nMoon phases for the current decade:\nhttp://www.hotspotfishing.com/learn/moon.asp
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50 moons are currently confirmed, 34 of which have names. The precise figure will never be certain as the orbiting chunks of ice in Saturn's rings are all technically moons, and it is difficult to draw a distinction between a large ring particle and a tiny moon. Saturn's most noteworthy moon is Titan, the only moon in the solar system to have a dense atmosphere.\n\nThis website for confirmation and more info -->http://www.planetary.org/saturn/moons.html\n\nGod is spelled B-I-G B-A-N-G\nPBrax@netscape.com
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Try this site:\nhttp://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/moon_phases.html\n\nor this one:\nhttp://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml\n\nIt even has a module that you can put on your web site to show you the current phase of the moon.
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"Blue Moon" is when two full moons happen in one calendar month. Since the phase period of the moon is 29.5 days, you usually only have one full moon month, but each month it is a little earlier than the previous month. About once a year or so, you get two full moons in the same calendar month, and the second one is called the "blue moon". There is no physical difference or appearance difference of the moon at this time, it just looks like a regular full moon: circular and white with gray patches.
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If you can see the moon from both points at the same time then the phase of the moon will be the same.\n\nIf however the moon is visible in Britain, but still below the horizon in Australia, then the phase will have very slightly changed by the time the moon rises in Australia.
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there are books out there in astrology, it shows the phases of the moon and how to interpret it. go on any astrology website. Go on google and type astrology chart and it explains how to read it. hope this helps.
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Path of the Moon\n\n1-Circle on the celestial sphere \n2-Circle rotates W with period of 18.6 years \n3-Moon occupies a band ?5o of ecliptic \n4-Daily path just like a star that rises in the same place
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The moon has a side that always faces us! That's not always filled with light though. That's why we have phases of the moon.
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The phases of the moon are caused by the relative positions of the earth, sun, and moon. The moon goes around the earth, on average, in 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes. \n\nThe sun always illuminates the half of the moon facing the sun (except during lunar eclipses, when the moon passes thru the earth's shadow). When the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth, the moon appears "full" to us, a bright, round disk. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, it appears dark, a "new" moon. In between, the moon's illuminated surface appears to grow (wax) to full, then decreases (wanes) to the next new moon. \n\nThe edge of the shadow (the terminator) is always curved, being an oblique view of a circle, giving the moon its familiar crescent shape. Because the "horns" of the moon at the ends of the crescent are always facing away from the setting or rising sun, they always point upward in the sky. It is fun to watch for paintings and pictures which show an "impossible moon" with the horns pointed downwards.
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most calenders do not show the lunar phases, but some do.  fewer calenders show the time when the moon is full.  the full moon can occur at any time of day and does not depend on an observer's local time.  the program called "moon tool" will show the time and date of the lunar phases.\n\nhttp://www.fourmilab.ch/moontoolw/\nhttp://www.pure-mac.com/astronomy.html