Stock Photo: Gibbous Moon Days From Being Full
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Moon in a Waxing Gibbous phase showing 82% illuminated. Visible through most of the night sky setting a few hours before sunrise. This phase is when the moon is more than 50% illuminated but not yet a Full Moon. The phase lasts about 7 days with the moon becoming more illuminated each day until the Full Moon. This upcoming Full Moon will be the second of August 2023 known as a Blue Moon. During a Waxing Gibbous the moon rises in the east in mid-afternoon and is high in the eastern sky at sunset. The word Gibbous first appeared in the 14th century and has its roots in the Latin word `gibbosus` meaning humpbacked.
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