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What is a waxing cresent?

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A waxing crescent is anywhere after New Moon but before First Quarter Moon. "Waxing" means getting bigger, "crescent" means a sliver that's less than half. "Gibbous" is anything AFTER half but less than full OR after full yet more than half.

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