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What does a new moon look like to us on earth ?

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A new moon is when the moon is completely covered in shadow, so a new moon would look like it is mostly gone, but if you look for it, there should be a shadowy circle in the sky where the moon is.
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A new moon looks like the moon is gone because of earths shadow falling on it
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