The moon over downtown Portland

 

During the week prior to being full, the Moon continues to further distance itself from the Sun toward the East by about 12 degrees per day. As it does so, it waxes "fatter" as more and more of the side facing us is illuminated by sunshine. This phase is called waxing gibbous.

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Photo by John Becker on February 4, 2012