Third Quarter.
Waning Crescent.
(Restating the question as "What phase of the Moon follows 'waning gibbous'?) The phase of the Moon which follows 'Waning Gibbous' is 'Last Quarter'. The Gibbous phases are the periods when the Moon is more than 50% illuminated. Waxing being the period when it is approaching Full, and Waning being the period after Full, but before 'Last Quarter'. See Wikipedia entry for "Lunar Phase"
After the roughly-7-days of Waning Gibbous Moon ends, theroughly-7-days of Waning Crescent Moon begins. The exactmoment between them is the moment of Third Quarter Moon.In the lunar cycle, the "third-quarter Moon" follows the "waning gibbous" phase.
The waning gibbous moon does.
The lunar phase that precedes a full moon in the lunar cycle is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs when the moon is more than half illuminated but not yet full.
The last quarter of the Moon occurs when half of the side we see from Earth is illuminated. This phase happens after the waning gibbous phase and before the new moon phase in the lunar cycle.
After the first quarter, the sunlit portion is still increasing, but now it is more than half, so it is waxing gibbous. After the full moon (maximum illumination), the light continually decreases. So the waning gibbous phase occurs next.
After the first quarter, the sunlit portion is still increasing, but now it is more than half, so it is waxing gibbous. After the full moon (maximum illumination), the light continually decreases. So the waning gibbous phase occurs next.
Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter and Waning Crescent.
The waning gibbous phase occurs approximately 7-8 times per month. This phase happens after the full moon as the moon begins to decrease in illumination.
The moon is in its waning (shrinking) gibbous phase for roughly the week after the Full Moon.
A waning gibbous moon typically lasts for about 9-11 days. This phase occurs after the full moon and before the last quarter moon.