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The moon orbits the earth, the only reason we can see the moon is because light is reflected off of it the moon only has phases because the earth is blocking some of the light from reaching it.

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The different phases of the moon occur because of its changing position relative to the Earth and the Sun. As the moon orbits Earth, the amount of sunlight it reflects changes, causing the different phases we see from Earth. This cycle repeats about every 29.5 days.

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