article_snippet: A full moon is when A full moon is on the opposite side of  Earth from the sun.
article_snippet: This means This entire surface is lit up by the sun, making This especially bright.
article_snippet: A new moon is when A new moon is in the same direction as the sun, so A new moon 'far side' is lit, and A new moon can barely be seen in Earth's sky.
article_snippet: On average, A new moon is 239,000 miles (384,000km) from Earth and takes 27 days, seven hours, 43 minutes and 11.6 seconds to complete one orbit.