The period of the lunar cycle (month) when the view of the moon goes from new to full. The word is related to the German word "wachsen" = "to grow". The second half of the cycle is the Waning Phase,
You get a full moon, then it will start to wain.
Waxing gibbous.
A few days after the new moon phase, the Moon willbe visible again in a phase called The waxing gibbous moon.
It means going from new moon to full moon.
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You get a full moon, then it will start to wain.
The moon phase that follows the new moon is the waxing crescent phase. During this phase, a small sliver of the moon is illuminated on the right side, signaling the beginning of the moon's waxing or growing phase as it moves towards a full moon.
Waxing gibbous.
A few days after the new moon phase, the Moon willbe visible again in a phase called The waxing gibbous moon.
The phase of the Moon that occurs when it is three-quarters full just before the full Moon phase is the waxing gibbous phase. This phase occurs as the Moon is waxing, or growing larger, towards the full Moon.
It means going from new moon to full moon.
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Full Moon -> Waxing gibbous phase -> First quarter phase -> Waxing crescent phase -> New moon -> Waning crescent phase -> Last quarter phase -> Wanning gibbous phase -> Full Moon
Waxing means that the illuminated part of the moon that faces us is increasing in size. Waxing starts at New Moon and ends at Full Moon. Then the moon wanes until New Moon.
The waxing crescent is the first phase after the new moon.
The moon appears as a waxing (growing) crescent for about a week, between the moments of New Moon and First Quarter.
Waxing crescent.