Editing Lunar phase (section)

=== Mechanism ===
The phases are not caused by the Earth's shadow falling on the moon, as some people believe.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Musgrave |first1=Ian |last2=Weule |first2=Genelle |date=January 29, 2018 |title=A beginner's guide to the Moon |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-01-24/beginners-guide-to-the-moon/9320770 |access-date=June 29, 2024 |work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Plait |first=Phil |date=December 28, 2012 |title=Today's Full Moon is the 13th and Last of 2012 |url=https://slate.com/technology/2012/12/full-moon-today-is-the-13th-full-moon-of-2012.html |access-date=June 29, 2024 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]}}</ref> They are caused by the moon's shadow on itself, just as the Earth's shadow makes it night on one side of the Earth. The angle of the Sun in relation to the Moon determines how much of the Moon is illuminated.