St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: February 1, 2022

St. Louis MO

02 February, 2022

9:33 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: February 01, 2022 This month begins with a new moon, illuminated by only about 0.5 percent this morning. This is the beginning of a new lunar cycle, which takes 29.5 days to complete. During this lunar cycle, the Moon completes one full orbit around Earth. The phase of the moon changes based on its relative position to the Earth, and on the Earth's relative position to the Sun. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.