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What is happening when the moon is in the waning phase?

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What would you have to do if you wanted to see the Moon's waning crescent phases?

You would have to wait until after the moon is full. Then, the moon is in its waning phase and you can see it!


If you look at the sky tonight and see a waning gibbous what moon phase will you see in two weeks?

Two weeks after the waning gibbous phase of the moon you will see a new moon.


Which one can you not see a full moon a waxing moon or a waning moon?

You can see all 3.


Why does the moon look smaller?

At the time of answering this question, the moon is waning (waning gibbous), which means we will see less of the illuminated side of the moon.


How does the waning crescent differ from waning gibbous?

A gibbous moon (waxing or waning) is when we can see morethan half of the moon's sunlit side when viewed from Earth, a gibbous moon has a sort of lemon shape. A crescent moon (waxing or waning) is when we can see less than half of the moon's sunlit side and it looks like a fingernail when viewed from Earth.


Why can you not see the half of the moon that is lit during a waning gibbous?

you can't see the half of the moon that is lit during a waning gibbous because of the position that the moon is in relation to the sun and earth.


What does waxing waning and Gibbous?

They are all different phases of the moon. When you look into the sky, and you do not see the full moon, and you only see a small sliver of it, that can be either waxing, or waning.


What can you not see a full moon or a waxing moon or a waning moon?

You can see all three of these. The phase of the moon when it is not visible is called new moon.


How would you determine a waxing from a waning phase of the moon in the night sky?

If you see the Moon high in the sky in the evening, it is waxing. If you see the Moon high in the sky in the wee hours before dawn, it is waning.


When does the waning phase occur?

"Waning" means that less and less of the moon's lighted side is visible from Earth as time goes on. That's what's happening during the entire two weeks from Full Moon until the next New Moon.


What day will be waning moon 2011?

there is a specific pattern of moon phases and the act of waning means decreasing so when the illuminated side of the moon is shown on earth and is decreasing to lead up to the new moon phase (where you cant see any thing in the sky)that is a waning moon.