Listed following are locations and times atwhich different phases of the Moon are visible fromEarth’s....?

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Listed following are locations and times atwhich different phases of the Moon are visible from Earth’sNorthern Hemisphere. Match these to the appropriate moon phase.

The three given moon phases are:

Waxing Crescent Moon

Waning Crescent Moon

Full Moon


The things we need to match to the above three topicsare:

*visible near western horizon an hour after sunset
*rises about the same time the sun sets
*visible near eastern horizon just before sun rises
*occurs about 3 days before new moon (i know this is waningcrescent)
*visible due south at midnite
*occurs 14 days after new moon (i know this is full moon)

Listed following are locations and times atwhich different phases of the Moon are visible from Earth’sNorthern Hemisphere. Match these to the appropriate moon phase.

The three given moon phases are:

Waxing Crescent Moon

Waning Crescent Moon

Full Moon


The things we need to match to the above three topicsare:

*visible near western horizon an hour after sunset
*rises about the same time the sun sets
*visible near eastern horizon just before sun rises
*occurs about 3 days before new moon (i know this is waningcrescent)
*visible due south at midnite
*occurs 14 days after new moon (i know this is full moon)

Explanation / Answer

*visible near western horizon an hour aftersunset    WAXING CRESCENT *rises about the same time the sun sets    FULLMOON *visible near eastern horizon just before sun rises  WANING CRESCENT *occurs about 3 days before new moon (i know this is waningcrescent) *visible due south at midnite     FULL MOON *occurs 14 days after new moon (i know this is full moon)

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