Question

Is a crescent moon just the moon in front of the sun?

Answer 1

Answer: The Cresent moon is any time less than half the moon is lit by the sun. A Cresent moon is going from the third to first quarter. It's any time more than half the moon is lit by the sun. We are in a gibbons moon form the first to third quarter

Answer 2

Answer:

No

Explanation:

Below is a image of Crescent Moon.

As you can see it not even close to being a full moon.

A Full moon = Round

So the answer is no. Crescent moon is not the moon in front of the sun. As well as at new moon, the Moon is lined up between the Earth and the Sun. We see the side of the Moon that is not being lit by the Sun. To be shorter we can say that there is no Moon at all, because the brightness of the Sun block the dim Moon. When the Moon is exactly lined up with the Sun we experience an eclipse.

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