11 days after New Moon, it's in the "waxing gibbous" phase ... about 3/4 illuminated.
That means it's bigger than a crescent, getting fatter all the time, but not full yet.
It is the first quarter of the calendar month.
The phase of the Moon varies each day. You posted this question on November 24, 2010. On that day, the Moon was waning gibbous with 89% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
One day past the new.
A waning gibbous moon typically lasts for about 9-11 days. This phase occurs after the full moon and before the last quarter moon.
No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.No. That's the time for a complete cycle - to go once through all hte phases.
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it is coming out 11/20/09!!!!! :)
The full cycle is 29 1/2 days; so new moon should be about 15 days after full moon. The exact number of days varies, because the Moon's orbit is not exactly circular. basically it will be 5-27-10
On November 18, 2010, the moon phase was a Waxing Gibbous, where more than half of the moon is illuminated but less than a full moon.
Last night, September 11, 2010, the Moon was a waxing crescent, 2 days past the new.
There are two gibbous moons: The waxing gibbous moon and the waning gibbous moon. From New Moon to Waxing Gibbous, it is about 11 days; from New Moon to Waning Gibbous, it is about 18 or 19 days.
When the moon is directly in line with the sun, it is called a "new moon." This is the phase where the moon is not visible from Earth because it is positioned between the Earth and the sun.