What are facts about the waxing crescent moon?

Answer 1

When the moon is waxing, the sunlit part we can see

is growing. During a waxing crescent, we can see only a small section on the right that is shaped like a crescent. You can remember which is waxing and which is waning because waxing rhymes with relaxing, and the first letter of relaxing is R, which starts the word right, the lit up side.

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Answer 2

The waxing crescent moon is visible in the western sky after sunset. It is the first phase of the moon after the new moon, and only a small portion of the moon's right side is illuminated. The waxing crescent moon is a good time to observe the moon's features like craters and mountains because the shadows cast by the sunlight create depth perception.