Lunar phases are the result of looking at the illuminated half of the Moon from different viewing geometries; they are not caused by shadows of the Earth on the Moon that occur during a lunar eclipse. The Moon exhibits different phases as the relative geometry of the Sun, Earth and Moon change, appearing as a full moon when the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, and as a new moon (also named dark moon, as it is not visible at night) when they are on the same side. The phases of full moon and new moon are examples of syzygies, which occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun lie (approximately) in a straight line.
The moon is waxing when the illuminated portion is growing as time goes on,
during the two weeks after a New Moon and before the Full Moon.
It's waning when the illuminated portion is shrinking as time goes on, during the
two weeks after a Full Moon and before the next New Moon.
If you are in the northern hemisphere, a waxing moon will be illuminated on the right side. From the Southern Hemisphere, a waxing moon appears lit from the left side.
Waxing - Getting bigger (New moon to full)
Waning - Getting smaller (Full to new)
When the moon is transitioning from full to new, it is in its waning stage. Conversely, when the moon is transitioning from new to full, it is waxing.
"Waxing" means 'growing'; "waning" means 'shrinking'.
So, obviously, going from a full moon to anything else that's less than full
would be 'waning'.
The moon was waning
The shadow of the earth on the moon.
Waxing.
right.
because their are phases were it would be full and some as a crescent
The correct sequence is New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent and then back to New
A crescent is 1/4 of a full moon while a Gibbous is 3/4 of a full moon.
A crescent? Or a half moon,full moon,new moon, crescent moon
The moon was not full on March 20 2012, it was a waning crescent
It's the earth shadow
It is a shodow from the earth.
A moon goes from new to full and back. During this process it starts with just a crescent, goes to the point of being half full, goes through the waxing gibbous phase, reaches full and then starts to get smaller, going through waning gibbous, half full and back down towards a crescent and then there is a new moon. The phases start on one side and go through to the other side. So the first crescent is on the right side, in early evening, just after sunset and the final crescent is on the left side, just before sunrise.
because their are phases were it would be full and some as a crescent
The correct sequence is New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent and then back to New
A crescent is 1/4 of a full moon while a Gibbous is 3/4 of a full moon.
a half of a full moon
no
A crescent? Or a half moon,full moon,new moon, crescent moon
No it was a waning crescent.
full moon, crescent
It is Waxing Crescent!