The appearance of the new Moon is:
A) always totally dark because only the back side, not visible from Earth, is illuminated.
B) usually faintly illuminated by light that refracts through the Moon's atmosphere to the side facing Earth.
C) often a thin crescent because the 5° tilt of the Moon's orbit allows us to see a bit of the illuminated side.
D) normally an annulus because the Moon is not quite large enough to cover the Sun.
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