Visibility of Luna and Lunar Crescent

Thi! figue clorly 3howr th.! for hid ldiod.! vhcr d'c dccli.dion oflhc Sun k
eulh (wirt r in th. mnltfr h.hirph6c bctBa Sumd $lnie rld th€ Auruhtul
Equinox or ba96 &tunn l .quiu !d thc wint6 5lni@) tho p.th of rh. Su and
@nt qu.dly rhd of ih. M@n |!Dir vrry okr!. ro th. hori4n. Ir rn F @nditi@3 th.
w M@. .8q @nju.rion .nlE tlDitr h.low hqid or Ery cloF ro tlE ho.izon
matina it inposibl. to s da .nq lF d ilre d.y! nm djuncrio. Th. iu.rion
b.con6 @e ifdldng lhb p.n ofdE yd th..L.li.dioo oftlE M@. is oti of0a
&.linrlion of th. Su4 p|nia,brly clos to AduFnd Equircx (@nd S.prcmbd.nd
tuob6} B.rsq vqol .quitux !d dF SUDE Solricc (t@d ,uc) th.dlipric is
rehtircly high .trd th. p.O3 oflh. S{n .d th. Md e higls 10. Dtina it asid to
s rel.dv.ly tqDgq cGsnB Th. enl.rid n aG!.d gedly for th $urn@
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FiglE No. | 2.2: Cclcadd Sph@ &|r D obr.ffi in low lrlind.
Sihihrly $. fg@ m. 1.2.2 dbE th. ddiE dndllod ofdc ..liptic !d
@lqlirl equ|tioi ii oonpcilor to thc hodzon for i pLc. with low hritude ai {@rd
wrul e{ui@r (eliplic in ligln blw) .rd |@rd auMMl .qui@x (alipiic in ligln
pirl). ftir fise d$ 3ho* thd clo* io @tunr.l .quiDx t|| PrlB ofrh. Sun ed rh.
M@n r. rchrivcly cloF ro th. hodan.rd if !h. D.clintti@ ofthc M@. is slh of
rnll ofthc Sun tn. drdhid & nd !6y lpod fd liSltilg of ! tl.riv.ly y@ng d*.nl.
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