# Google Moon Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 21, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565 "2024-11-21T16:48:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565/1 "2024-11-21T16:48:57Z")

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On the Google homepage there is a fun little moon game today - 11/21/2024.

[That is all.](https://www.google.com/)

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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565/2 "2024-11-21T18:04:38Z")

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It tells me there’s such a thing as a “half moon” 🤨

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565/3 "2024-11-21T18:55:35Z")

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[What am I missing?](https://science.nasa.gov/resource/half-moon/)

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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565/4 "2024-11-21T19:38:51Z")

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Maybe I’m being overly pedantic, but it’s first quarter and last quarter when we see the moon half illuminated.

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-moon-game/1010565/5 "2024-11-21T20:02:18Z")

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“Half moon” refers to either a first quarter moon or a last quarter moon. It’s useful when it’s not necessary to specify the exact phase. For example, there are several places around the world called “Half Moon Bay” because of the semicircular shape of a bay. “First Or Last Quarter Moon Bay” doesn’t quite cut it.