Phases, apsides, eclipses of the Moon
Lunar Spaces
Six categories of lunar time spaces. Each repeats on its own rhythm.
Beginnings · seeding
New Moons
Sun and Moon aligned. The dark before the cycle.
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Illumination · culmination
Full Moons
Sun and Moon opposed. Light at its peak.
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Pivots · decision points
Quarter Moons
First and Last Quarter — the 90° turns of the lunar cycle.
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Sub-phase rhythm
Eighth Moons
Waxing and waning crescents and gibbous moons — the 8-fold lunar octant.
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Closest & farthest
Lunar Apsides
Perigee and apogee — the Moon's nearest and farthest points from Earth.
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Solar & lunar
Eclipses
Solar and lunar eclipses — rare lunar alignments with the Sun-Earth axis.
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