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EXERCISE 15

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EXERCISE 15

When an object in the sky transits - that is, reaches its highest point
in the sky for that 24-hour interval - it is 90 degrees away from both the
eastern and the western horizon.  

If the Moon is rising tonight just as the Sun is setting, what phase is it, and 
what time will it be transiting?