Moon Phases

New Moon

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter

Waxing Gibbous

Full Moon

Waning Gibbous

Third Quarter

Waning Crescent

Waxing

To increase gradually in size. The illuminated part of the moon is getting bigger. It is getting brighter. "When the light is on the right it's getting bright!:

Waning

To decrease gradually in size. The illuminated part of the moon is getting smaller. It is getting darker. The right side of the moon is dark.

Orbit

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space

Gibbous

Moon phase in which more than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.

crescent

Moon phase in which less than half of the Moon appears to be illuminated.

moon phase

The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth