waxing
Waning.
Waxing Moon.
That's called the "waxing" phases ... an olde English word for "growing". It's the period of 14 or 15 days after every New Moon.
The apparent size of the moon's illuminated portion is constantly shrinking during the two weeks after Full Moon, leading up to New Moon ... not only daily, but continuously, even hour by hour. This portion of the moon's cycle is called the "waning phases".
When the visible bright part of the Moon is increasing in size, the term "waxing" is used. When the visible part of the Moon is less and less illuminated each night, the term "waning" applies.
The smaller bodies that revolve around each planet are called moons or natural satellites. Each planet in our solar system can have multiple moons, with Earth having one, while larger planets like Jupiter and Saturn have many. These moons vary in size, composition, and geological activity. Some moons, like Europa and Titan, are of particular interest due to their potential for harboring life.
Waning Waning means decreasing in size, as the Moon moves from the Full Moon toward a New Moon. Waning Gibbous - moving from Full Moon to Last Quarter Waning Crescent - moving from Last Quarter to New Moon
Waxing"Waxing" means increasing in size, as the New Moon is moving toward a Full Moon.Waxing Crescent - phase moves from New Moon to First QuarterWaxing Gibbous - phase moves from First Quarter to Full MoonWaxing
No there are no moons in Mercury
There are 166 Planetary moons altogether in our solar system, shared between 8 planets. this give a mean average of 20.75 moons each.
Waning.
There were 13 full moons in 1982. The number of full moons varies each year. In 1983 there were 12 full moons and in 1984 there were also 12 full moons.