The moon waxes when the amount you can see increases in size. The waxing moon lasts from a new moon to a full moon. Waning is when the illuminated part of the moon decreases in size. This happens during the time when a full moon becomes a new moon.
Both are olde English words that have gone out of use, which is exactly why this
question is asked so often.
Waxing . . . growing/increasing as time passes.
Waning . . . shrinking/decreasing as time passes.
They're used to refer to the visible shape of the moon. For the first two weeks
after the New Moon, you'll see more of the moon tomorrow than you can see
today. And then, for the two weeks before the next New Moon, you'll see less
of the moon each day.
Those are words that aren't used much any more to express what they used to.
Waxing . . . growing. From New Moon until Full Moon, the size of the moon's
illuminated portion is steadily growing.
Waning . . . shrinking. From Full Moon until the next New Moon, the size of the moon's
illuminated portion is steadily shrinking.
waxing means near the full moon and waning means near the new moon
Waxing
The moon is waxing from the new moon to the full moon and waning from the full moon to the new moon. Remember this: when the right is bright it's waxing and when the left is bright it is waning
A waxing moon's light side is on the right, while a waining moon's ligh t side is on the left. A waxing moon is getting larger, a waning moon is getting smaller.
Waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, waning crescent, new moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent.
Waxing
Waxing means the moon is appearing more full; waning is when the moon "gets smaller."
The moon is waxing from the new moon to the full moon and waning from the full moon to the new moon. Remember this: when the right is bright it's waxing and when the left is bright it is waning
A waxing moon's light side is on the right, while a waining moon's ligh t side is on the left. A waxing moon is getting larger, a waning moon is getting smaller.
A waning moon is getting bigger whereas the waxing one is getting smaller
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!
Waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, waning crescent, new moon.
it was waning
The Phases of the moon are Full moon,Waxing Gibbous,Waning Gibbous, Waxing Cresent, Waning Cresent and New Moon.
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent.
The moon changes phase,and moon have a 2 Superstitious they are ''Waxing and Waning''... (Wax and Wane) ~waxing crescent,waxing gibous ~waning gibous,waning crescent
Getting larger is WAXING. Getting smaller is WANING..