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After a new moon comes the waxing crescent moon phase. This is when the moon slowly begins to show a crescent shape as it waxes or grows larger each night.
Waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, waning crescent, new moon.
Full Moon -> Waxing gibbous phase -> First quarter phase -> Waxing crescent phase -> New moon -> Waning crescent phase -> Last quarter phase -> Wanning gibbous phase -> Full Moon
The phase of the moon that follows the waxing crescent is the first quarter moon.
When the moon looks like a crescent, it is either a waxing crescent or waning crescent moon.
A waxing crescent is a small fraction of the moon, while the waxing gibbous looks as though someone cut the crescent out. together they make a full moon
Waxing crescent.
The waxing crescent moon phase occurs between New Moon and First Quarter.
It's the waxing crescent or new crescent.
Being one of the lunar phases, the waxing crescent moon looks like a slim crescent positioned on the right side. As the visible part of the moon grows, it is said to be "waxing."
The First Quarter moon comes after the Waxing Crescent moon.
The waxing crescent moon hung low in the sky as the sun began to set on the horizon.