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What does the moon look like on December 23 2013?

Waning Gobbous, nearly third quarter.


When a moon looks like a half moon it is in its?

third quarter


How do you classify the moon phases?

Generally speaking, if you live in the Northern Hemisphere, the sunlit portion of the moon will move from right to left (i.e. a first quarter moon will look like a capital D and a third quarter moon will look like a reverse capital D). In the Southern Hemisphere, the sunlit portion of the moon will move from left to right (the first and third quarter moons will be lit on the opposite sides as when viewed from the Northern Hemisphere). In countries near the equator, it is a lot harder to ascertain waxing and waning moon phases but the first quarter moon will look like a lowercase n when it rises and an uppercase u when it sets, likewise the third quarter moon will look like an uppercase u when it rises and a lowercase n when it sets.


What is it called when the moon looks like a semi circle?

Either a First Quarter Moon or a Third Quarter Moon.


What is the definition for a third quarter moon?

A third quarter moon is when the moon has made it three quarters around the Earth during a lunar month (starting from new moon). The third quarter moon phase somes in between Full moon and New moon - meaning that it is a waning "half moon". A third quarter moon rises at midnight and sets around noon.


What is third quarter?

Third Quarter is when the moon is half and is getting smaller.


When there is a half moon where will it be located?

There are two phases of half moon, known as first quarter and third quarter. At first quarter, the Moon is one quarter of its journey around Earth, measured from new moon. If you look straight at a first quarter half moon, the Sun should be about 90° to your right, and you would see it in the evening. At third quarter, the Moon is three quarters of its journey around Earth, measured from new moon. If you look straight at a third quarter half moon, the Sun should be about 90° to your left , and you would see it in the early hours of the morning. We don't see that as often, as we are more likely to be in bed. If you look carefully and the conditions are right, you will see half moons during daylight.


What is after third quarter moon?

full moon


What week after the full moon the moon looks like a semicircle again this phase is called what?

Third quarter moon.


How long is it between a third-quarter moon and a full moon?

'Third Quarter' occurs 7.38 days after a Full Moon.After the Third Quarter, you'd have to wait 22.1 daysfor the next Full Moon.


When the moon looks like a half moon it is in its?

When the moon looks like a half moon, it is in its first or third quarter phase. This happens when the moon is at a 90-degree angle to the sun as seen from Earth, with half of the side facing the sun illuminated and the other half in shadow.


What are the 4 phrases of the moon?

New moon, first quarter, full moon and third quarter.