Half og the moon faces the sun and thus appears bright. Not always the same part, every part has its light and dark and there is no 'dark side' of the moon.
Waxing and waining are changes in the parts of the moon where it is day.
The Moon appears to be waxing when it is transitioning from a new moon to a full moon, and waning when transitioning from a full moon to a new moon. Without specific information on the current lunar phase, it's not possible to determine if the Moon is waxing or waning at this moment.
The opposite of a waxing moon is a waning moon. A waxing moon refers to the period when the moon is increasing in illumination after the new moon, leading up to the full moon. In contrast, a waning moon occurs after the full moon, when the illumination decreases as the moon transitions back to the new moon phase.
Waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, waning crescent, new moon.
The moon is waxing from the new moon to the full moon and waning from the full moon to the new moon. Remember this: when the right is bright it's waxing and when the left is bright it is waning
A waning moon is getting bigger whereas the waxing one is getting smaller
A waxing gibbous moon is when the illuminated portion is increasing (more than half but less than full), while a waning gibbous moon is when the illuminated portion is decreasing (more than half but less than full). The transition from waxing to waning occurs after the full moon.
You can tell if the moon is waxing or waning by looking at its shape. When the moon is waxing, it appears to be getting bigger each night. When the moon is waning, it appears to be getting smaller each night.
Waxing crescent as it rises waning gibbous sets and vice versa
Waxing means the moon is appearing more full; waning is when the moon "gets smaller."
New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent.
it was waning
The Phases of the moon are Full moon,Waxing Gibbous,Waning Gibbous, Waxing Cresent, Waning Cresent and New Moon.