answersLogoWhite

0

the moon has 8 different PHASES. they are new moon, waxing cresent, first quarter moon, waxing gibbous moon, full moon, waning gibbous moon, last quarter, and waning cresent!

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What does the term gibbous moon mean?

it is a moon phase


What does it mean to say the moon is waning?

It means that the phase is ending.


Which phase of the moon is the dark phase of the Moon?

New Moon.


What does full moon phase mean?

The time in which the whole face of the moon is illuminated - when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth as the sun.


What does waxing mean in the way of moon?

Waxing in relation to the moon refers to the phase when the illuminated portion of the moon seen from Earth is increasing. During this phase, the moon appears to grow larger in the sky.


Which phase of the Moon comes immediately before the new Moon phase?

The phase of the Moon that comes immediately before the new Moon phase is the waning crescent phase.


What does the term phase mean in respect to the moon?

How much of it is visible from earth, ie half moon, full moon etc. These are the phases


What is a waxing and waning crescent moon?

A waxing Moon can be seen when the Moon is larger in the sky, and is moving from the new Moon phase, and into the full Moon phase. A waning Moon is seen when the Moon is visibly smaller in the sky, and is moving from the full Moon phase, and into the new Moon phase.


Which phase of the Moon occurs when the Moon is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase?

The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.


What is phase is the moon in when it is visible from earth?

New Moon Phase


In what phase can we not see the Moon from Earth?

In the new Moon phase.


What phase is the moon in when it is not visible from Earth?

New Moon Phase