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During which lunar phase is the moons near side entirely lit

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Answer:

Waning and Waxing Gibbous.

Step-by-step explanation:

The different positions of the moon, as seen from Earth, reflect how much light is being reflected off the near side of the moon from the sun.

Position 1 indicates the 3rd Quarter.

Position 2 indicates the Waning Gibbous.

Position 3 indicates the Full Moon.

Position 4 indicates the Waxing Gibbous.

Position 5 indicates the 1st Quarter.

Position 6 indicates the Waxing Crescent.

Position 7 indicates the New Moon.

Position 8 indicates the Waning Crescent.

You would read the diagram counterclockwise, with positions 7 to 3 as the moon increases light and positions 3 to 7 as the moon decreases light.

The moon would be the brightest when it's at the Full Moon or close to that position. Therefore, our answer is Waning and Waxing Gibbous.

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