Talk:General Astronomy/Phases of the Moon

First/Third "Quarter" description illogical
"Midway between the Full Moon and New Moon, half of the sunlit side of the Moon is visible from the Earth. Because a half of the half illuminated Moon can be seen, this is referred to as a 'quarter Moon'." By that logic, that which has in fact been called "full moon" would be called "half moon", because you see half of the moon's total surface when it occurs. Traditionally the "quarter phases" of the moon have been called "half moon", because you see half of the disc of the moon illuminated: a semicircular section — just as full moon is called that because you see the full disc. The "quarter" terminology arises really because these phases occur when the moon is one-quarter, and three-quarters, respectively, of the way through its complete phase cycle from new moon to new moon, NOT because you see "half of half" of the moon's surface. This article further obfuscates the issue by avoiding the traditional term "half moon" as if it never existed, which is a disservice to the readers. 2601:545:8201:6290:F0ED:6BD6:4D71:C2FC (discuss) 18:45, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

Moon phase sketches not there as stated
"Next to each 'Moon' is a black-and-white sketch of the phase as it would be seen from Earth when the Moon is in that position." Uh, no there isn't — not now, anyway. 2601:545:8201:6290:F0ED:6BD6:4D71:C2FC (discuss) 19:03, 10 November 2019 (UTC)