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Light or Dark of the Moon

When is the dark or light of the moon? You might assume that based on the name, the dark of the moon might be when the moon is giving out the least light, but actually the opposite is true.

The dark of the moon is when the moon is decreasing, getting darker or waning. The dark of the moon is the period before the new moon or from full moon to new moon.

During the dark of the moon, the moon rises late and does most of its shinning when we are in bed sleeping.

Light of the moon is when the moon in increasing or getting lighter, waxing. The light of the moon is after then ew moon or between the new moon and full moon.