Yini edala izigaba zenyanga futhi ihluke kanjani ekuthwaseni kwelanga?
Ukukhanya kwenyanga esikubona eMhlabeni kuwukukhanya kwelanga okubonakaliswa yinyanga. Ingxenye enkulu yeNyanga esiyibonayo iyashintsha usuku nosuku futhi ibizwa ngokuthi izigaba zenyanga. Inyanga izungeza uMhlaba futhi uMhlaba uzungeze iLanga. Konke kuhamba. Izigaba zenyanga empeleni zimane ziwumphumela wokubona kwethu ubuso benyanga obukhanyiswe kancane. Lapho inyanga idlula emthunzini woMhlaba umphumela uba ukusitheka kwenyanga.  Izigaba zenyanga yizinguquko ezingeni lezingqimba zenyanga ezikhanyiswa yilanga ngokombono womhlaba. Lapho uhlangothi lwenyanga olubheke eMhlabeni lukhanyiswe ngokuphelele, sibona inyanga egcwele. Lapho kungekho lutho olukhanyayo futhi singakwazi ukubona inyanga nhlobo, leso sigaba siyinyanga entsha. Lapho uhhafu ohlangothini lwenyanga olubheke eMhlabeni ukhanyiswa, izigaba zibizwa ngokuthi ingxenye yokuqala neyesithathu. Lapho inyanga ebonakalayo ibonakala ikhula, sithi iyaphela; lapho indawo ebonakalayo ekhanyisiwe ibonakala incanyana, sithi inyanga iyancipha. Lapho ingxenye engaphansi kwengxenye yenyanga ebonakalayo ikhanyisiwe, ibizwa ngokuthi i - crescent, futhi uma ingaphezu kwengxenye, ibizwa ngokuthi i - gibbous.  Phakathi nokusitheka kwenyanga, uMhlaba uba phakathi kweLanga neNyanga, uvimbe ukukhanya kwelanga okuwela eNyangeni. Umthunzi woMhlaba umboza wonke noma ingxenye yobuso beNyanga.