The phases of the Moon are caused by its position relative to the Sun and which other celestial body?
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Earth
As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different amounts of its sunlit side depending on the angle. Even though the Moon appears to change shape, we are always looking at the same side of the Moon because its rotation is locked with Earth.
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- The Moon's phases are determined by its position relative to the Sun and which other body that it orbits?