First Quarter: We see the first quarter phase as a half moon. Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. ... Full: We can see the Moon completely illuminated during full moons. Waning Gibbous: The waning gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon.
Crescent refers to phases where the Moon is less than half-illuminated, while gibbous means more than half is illuminated. Waxing means “growing” or expanding in illumination, and waning means “shrinking” or decreasing in illumination. After new Moon, a slice of reflected sunlight becomes visible as a waxing crescent.
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The eight Moon phases:
First Quarter: We see the first quarter phase as a half moon. Waxing Gibbous: The waxing gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon. ... Full: We can see the Moon completely illuminated during full moons. Waning Gibbous: The waning gibbous phase is between a half moon and full moon.
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