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The production of the phases depends on the Earth-moon-sun geometry and on the revolution motion of the moon around the Earth. Moving towards the east, our satellite rises later every day ...

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(All times Eastern; * denotes a Super Moon.) The images below show the day-by-day phases of the Moon in February. The Full Moon this month is Wednesday, Feb. 12. Note: Moon phases in the calendar ...