lying on its bed with wax on its legs shouting ouch that hurt
It was a waxing Gibbous.
Waxing gibbous.
After the New moon, the next phase is the "waxing crescent". "Waxing" in the context means "growing" or increasing. The opposite is "waning", or decreasing.
A few days after the new moon phase, the Moon willbe visible again in a phase called The waxing gibbous 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
3/4 of the 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.
Waxing crescent.
The phase of the moon is a waxing cresent.
The waxing crescent is the first phase after the new moon.
New moon."New Moon" follows "waning crescent"New Moon
The waxing phase of the moon is the time when more of the moon is shown each night until it is a full moon. It then goes into its waning phase where less of it shows until it is a new moon where it is not visible in the night sky.