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When the moon is waning, you see every possible shape consisting of a disk with
only a portion illuminated, beginning with a full disk and shrinking to a completely
un-illuminated disk over the course of 14.77 days.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoAfter the moon was full, it starts to wane. That is, it starts to get dark on the right side. So anything less than a full moon, with the dark part on the right, is a waning moon. There are such things as a waning crescent, that is, the lighted part of the moon looks like a lefthand parenthesis ( . The waning gibbous moon is larger than a half moon, but smaller than a full moon, and about one-third of the moon is dark on the right side.
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∙ 15y agoThat is correct. A moon that is increasing in size is said to be waxing.
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What does the moon look like on the 3RD November 2010?
It should look like a Waning Crescent. Almost a New Moon.
What did the moon look like this week?
It mostly looked like a full moon most of the week. Now it is waning away.
What does the moon look like on February 1st 2010?
Waning Gibbous. 88% full.
What does the moon look like on December 23 2013?
Waning Gobbous, nearly third quarter.
How did the moon look last night?
Waning gibbous
What does the warning moon look like?
The correct spelling is waning moon instead of warning moon. A waning moon looks like it is getting smaller. The left side of the moon is smooth and round while the right side of a waning moon appears blurred.
What does the moon look like on the 3RD November 2010?
It should look like a Waning Crescent. Almost a New Moon.
What did the moon look like on 2010 November 4?
A waning crescent... almost a new moon.
What did the moon look like on the Titanic sunk?
A waning cresent. There was a new moon on the 17th April.
What did the moon look like this week?
It mostly looked like a full moon most of the week. Now it is waning away.
What did the moon look like on November 20th?
Of what year? On Nov 2oth 2008 the moon was waning in the last quarter.
What does the moon look like on February 1st 2010?
Waning Gibbous. 88% full.
Why does the moon look smaller?
At the time of answering this question, the moon is waning (waning gibbous), which means we will see less of the illuminated side of the moon.
What did the moon look like in 12-20-13?
The phase of the moon for Friday December 20, 2013 was Waning Gibbous.
What does the moon look like on December 23 2013?
Waning Gobbous, nearly third quarter.
What happens to the moon when its waning?
Nothing special. The Moon has days and nights like Earth does, except on the Moon it takes 29.5 days for one lunar "day" and "night".When you look at the Moon and it is "waning", what you are seeing is night falling (slowly) on the side of the Moon that we can see.
How did the moon look last night?
Waning gibbous
