Phases of the Moon

In the simulation you are the Earth, the ball is the moon and the light
source is the Sun.  Now to make it simulate the real thing, remember that
the Sun is roughly 400 times farther away than the Moon.  So the ball is
right in front of your face and the light source is across the room. The
shadow line is the line separating the lit portion of the "moon" from the
dark portion.

In order to get the rise, set, and transit times, do this.  On the drawing
label the Earth with a 24 hour clock.  Where would noon be?  Midnight?
Now to get sunrise and sunset correct, note that the Earth rotates counter-
clockwise in the drawing.  For a given lunar phase, start by placing yourself
on the Earth directly underneath that particular moon.  That is, draw a
line from the moon to the center of the Earth.  The moon would appear high
in your sky and would be transiting.  What time is it?  If that is transit,
then the moon rose a quarter of a day before that and will set a quarter of
a day after that time.

Also use the following conventions to talk about time.  Refer time to the
position of the Sun.  For example, if you find a particular phase transits
at sunset, say sunset, not 6 PM.

Also,

     From             Call
______________________________
Sunrise - Noon       morning
Noon - Sunset        afternoon
Sunset - Midnight    evening
Midnight - Sunrise   night

It makes grading much easier if we all use the same terminology.