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State the difference between full moon and a new moon. After how many days a full moon changes into new moon?


A full moon changes into new moon after 15 days. The day on which the whole bright disc of moon is visible to us on earth is called the ‘full moon day’. Thereafter, every night the size of the moon goes on becoming smaller and smaller and after 15 days the moon is not visible again.


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