A week after the Full Moon the Moon looks like a semi circle again, this phase is called ''Third Quarter''
Third quarter moon.
first or last quarter
Waxing crescent is the phase that follows the new moon when it appears as a small outer portion of a circle.
Waxing crescent is the phase that follows the new moon when it appears as a small outer portion of a circle.
Waxing crescent is the phase that follows the new moon when it appears as a small outer portion of a circle.
A week after the Full Moon the Moon looks like a semi circle again, this phase is called ''Third Quarter''
Third quarter moon.
Third quarter moon.
Third quarter moon.
first or last quarter
Half-moon during the first and third (last) quarter phases.
Third quarter moon.
first or last quarter
That would be the New Moon phase of the lunar cycle.
each phase looks like an ocean star and if you have woken up with it you can see it shines brightly
That's the "gibbous" phase.
The first phase is a new moon, that is when you can't see the moon at all. Next is a waxing crescent, that is when the moon looks a bit like a banana. The next phase is a half moon (which in space it is actually a quarter moon but in Earth it looks like a half moon) is when the moon is right down the middle. Next is a waxing gibbous, which is when it is nearly full (3 quarters). The next phase is the full moon which is when you can see all the moon reflecting from the Sun. The next phase is a waning gibbous is when the moon is three quarters again but it is facing the other way because its getting smaller. The next phase is the half moon again but facing the other way. The next phase is a waning crescent Moon which is when the moon looks like a banana again but facing the other way. The next phase is back to the new moon when you can see nothing again. That is all the phases of the moon and it take about 28 days to do that while orbiting the earth.