The Sun is obviously off to the side during the various crescent phases, and so the portion of the moon seen lit here below is the result of sunlight being reflected off of the earth. ie "earthshine"
Not to pick nits, but if one added reflected sunlight to the totals your statement might not be true.
aka, "earth shine" (sunlight reflected off earth striking the moon)
The Sun is obviously off to the side during the various crescent phases, and so the portion of the moon seen lit here below is the result of sunlight being reflected off of the earth. ie "earthshine"
You might be right, good point. I can just change it to “direct sunlight”, then its unassailable.