I know Genesis 1:16 states "hen God made two great lights (Or luminaries depending on how you translate the origional text): the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also."
Withh that said, how do we account for half moons, quarter moons, etc. If the moon itself has its own illuminating properties, why at times is it not fully lit? Or if it is fully lit, what is creating the shadow causing us not to be able to see the full moon.
I guess the simple question is, how do we account for moon phases if the moon is itself a light?