Glossary term: 月相
Description: 月相是指月球在圍繞地球運行的軌道上的位置。月球位置的不斷變化導致從地球上看到的月球被照亮部分的形狀在一個朔望月中不斷變化。除了月食期間,月球總有一半被太陽照亮。隨著月球在圍繞地球的軌道上移動,地球上的我們會先後看到月球的不同部分被照亮。0度的相位既是上一個朔望月的終點,又是下一個朔望月的起點,稱為新月,月球在這裡達到整個軌道上與太陽距離最近的位置。在這個相位處,月球被照亮的是遠離地球的那一面,因此看起來是黑暗的。之後,月球被照亮的部分逐漸增大(稱為盈月期),變為蛾眉月。上弦月(月亮的一半被照亮,俗稱半月)出現在距離起點90度的相位。之後,月球被照亮的部分繼續增大,變為漸盈凸月(呈凸形或鼓形)。滿月出現在距離起點180度處。此後,月球被照亮的部分開始逐漸減小(稱為虧月期),先變為漸虧凸月,再在距起點270度處變為下弦月(月亮的一半被照亮,俗稱半月),又變為殘月,最後在360度處變為新月並到達終點。儘管在90度和270度相位處,月球靠近地球的那一面都是一半被照亮,但被照亮的部分卻是相反的。
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