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Period after a full moon when the amount of the lighted side of the moon appears to be decreasing?
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∙ 11y ago
When the lighted part of the Moon is decreasing in size, this is called "waning".
There are a few different terms used for the phases of the moon.
"New" - the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, and not visible.
Crescent - the sliver-shape of the moon one or two days before and after the New moon.
First Quarter - the moon is half-lit and waxing
Third Quarter - the moon is half-lit and waning
Gibbous - the moon is more than half-lit, but less than full
Full Moon - the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky and is fully illuminated by the Sun.
You can often see the entire moon even when it isn't full. Sunlight striking the Earth reflects off into space, and this reflected earthlight can light up the "dark" areas of the Moon.
Waning is going smaller.
When it is a C it is crescent. When it is a football it is Gibbous.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 14y agoThis is called a waning moon. If it's more than half full, it's called "waning gibbous." If it's less than half full, it's "waning crescent." The half-full moon between waning gibbous and crescent is called the last quarter.
Likewise, on the "growing" side, it's called a "waxing moon" (both crescent and gibbous) and the first quarter, respectively.
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∙ 15y agoWhen the lighted part of the Moon is decreasing in size, this is called "waning".
There are a few different terms used for the phases of the moon.
"New" - the moon is between the Earth and the Sun, and not visible.
Crescent - the sliver-shape of the moon one or two days before and after the New moon.
First Quarter - the moon is half-lit and waxing
Third Quarter - the moon is half-lit and waning
Gibbous - the moon is more than half-lit, but less than full
Full Moon - the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky and is fully illuminated by the Sun.
You can often see the entire moon even when it isn't full. Sunlight striking the Earth reflects off into space, and this reflected earthlight can light up the "dark" areas of the Moon.
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∙ 9y agoThere are eight phases of the moon. The waning crescent phase is when the moon appears to be partly illuminated by direct sunlight and decreasing.
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∙ 15y agoThe phases where less of the moon is seen are called "waning", "waxing" refers to an increasing amount of visible moon.
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∙ 13y agobecause its made of cheese and space mice are eating it.
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∙ 11y agoWaning Gibbous
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∙ 12y agoWaning
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∙ 12y agoLast quater
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∙ 11y agoWaxing
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