The moon phase between waxing crescent and first quarter is called waxing gibbous. In this phase, the moon is more than half illuminated but less than full.
Waxing crescent.
There are eight main moon phases: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waning Crescent.
The moon phase starts as New Moon where the moon is not visible, then progresses to Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and finally Waning Crescent before repeating the cycle.
The New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, and Third Quarter are moments in time, with no duration. The Waxing and Waning Crescents, and the Waxing and Waning Gibbous phases, each last roughly a week.
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Waxing crescent.
The waxing crescent moon phase occurs between New Moon and First Quarter.
The moon appears as a waxing (growing) crescent for about a week, between the moments of New Moon and First Quarter.
First Quarter, then waxing gibbous.
Waxing crescent
A waxing crescent.
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First Quarter
First Quarter
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A first quarter moon occurs when half of the moon's face is illuminated, appearing as a right half-circle. A waxing crescent moon occurs when only a small sliver of the moon's face is illuminated on the right side. The first quarter moon is the halfway point between the new moon and the full moon, while the waxing crescent occurs in the earlier stages of the moon's waxing phase.
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