The time between the New Moon and Full Moon averages out to 14.77 days.
It takes about two weeks for the moon to wax from a new moon to a full moon. During this time, the visible portion of the moon increases each night until it reaches full illumination.
I hope it doesn't take too long, considering my dad poured hot wax into one of our toilets. He said that he wanted to see wax harden instantly.
depends where are you waxing? ;)
2 to 4 days
2 weeks or longer
A New Moon marks the beginning of the lunar cycle and occurs when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, so it starts on the waxing phase. As the Moon moves away from the Sun, it enters the waxing phase where it appears to grow larger.
Yes, it does. There is a full earth, a new earth, and all the phases. One difference is that at one point or another, every part of the earth's surface is visible from the earth-side face of the moon.
wax and wane
The opposite of the archaic term "wax" (increase, as in size) is wane.The terms are still used to refer to the phases of the Moon, where a waxing moon is increasing in illuminated area, a waning moon is decreasing.
The moon doesn't really change shape, it is always a full, whole, spherical moon. We just can't always see all of it, we can only see the light side. The sun shines on a specific side of the moon, and because earth (and the moon) are always moving, the sun is shining on different areas of the moon every day. During a new moon, the sun is shining on the part of the moon we can't see.
The revolving of the earth and the rotating of the moon.
The period between a full moon and a new moon is approximately two weeks, known as a lunar cycle. During this time, the moon transitions from being fully illuminated to completely dark before beginning to wax again.